Crowdstrike glitch ‘could take weeks to fix’ after system failure ‘double whammy’
EXCLUSIVE: A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday.
The ongoing IT outage that has struck dozens of companies around the world in recent hours could actually take weeks to fix, according to an expert.
Millions of people on multiple continents have had their plans thrown into chaos today followin update to a product from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike that has been impacting Windows PC.
Computer Care’s director of technology Simon Pardo told The Express: “An IT failure double whammy has brought the world to its knees this morning, and the ongoing chaos will be costing businesses billions of pounds every hour.
“Two separate problems have struck at the same time, with issues hitting Microsoft’s 365 services, and an update from anti-malware product Crowdstrike that is pushing computers into a blue screen of death.
“Updates should always be thoroughly tested before they are pushed out to users, and it’s hard to know whether this is human error or a failure of process.”
www.the-express.com/tech/tech-news/143657/crowdstrike-glitch-microsoft-it-outage-latest