On July 19, 2024, in Ankara, Turkey, CrowdStrike, which provides network security services to the American technology company Microsoft, caused a global communication interruption and a blue screen of death error on the computer screen.
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A global technology disruption This has to do with software updates from cybersecurity companies mass strike Affecting nearly 8.5 million people Microsoft Microsoft said in a statement blog Saturday.
“We currently estimate that the CrowdStrike update affects 8.5 million Windows devices, which represents less than 1 percent of all Windows machines,” the company said in a blog post.
Microsoft said CrowdStrike helped develop a scalable solution that will help accelerate repairs for Microsoft’s Azure infrastructure, adding that the tech giant has partnered with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform to develop ” the most effective way”.
global air passengers Facing delays and flight cancellations Check-in has also been cumbersome as airports and airlines have been hit by IT outages, affecting industries ranging from banks to media companies.
