How a faulty CrowdStrike update crashed computers around the world

All it took was one faulty CrowdStrike software update to cause global disruptions Friday.

<p>NEW YORK — Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches.

</p><p>&quot&#x3B;This is a function of the very homogenous technology that goes into the backbone of all of our IT infrastructure,&quot&#x3B; said Gregory Falco, an assistant professor of enginee

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