Experts say CrowdStrike could be behind the outage at everything from airlines and GP surgeries to TV stations and banks
Businesses and institutions around the world have been knocked offline after a major IT outage, believed to have been caused by a faulty update to widely used cybersecurity software. Major infrastructure including airlines, train companies, banks and media outlets have ground to a halt after their computer systems were knocked offline - leaving devices showing the so-called “Blue Screen of Death” .
Microsoft has confirmed it was aware of and fixing issues with its cloud platform, Azure, but many cybersecurity experts have reported the potential source of the issue as global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which provides cyber attack monitoring and protection to many major businesses. CrowdStrike's Falcon platform is designed to be lightweight and scalable, allowing it to protect various types of environments, from small businesses to large enterprises. The company's innovative approach to cybersecurity, leveraging cloud technology and artificial intelligence, has made it a leader in the industry.
Cybersecurity experts said that the widespread access CrowdStrike’s Falcon Sensor had to business systems meant an issue with the platform would have widespread effects. Toby Murray, associate professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, said: “CrowdStrike Falcon has been linked to this widespread outage. CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity and threat intelligence company.
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