An IT outage refers to a situation where computer systems, networks, or IT services are unavailable or disrupted due to a number of reasons, from technical failures, cyber attacks, hardware or software failures or other security-related issues.
According to reports, computer systems around the world experienced an outage as a result of a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor security software update, has led to ongoing disruptions across multiple industries. The outage has affected media companies, airlines, banks, healthcare, and airports, with flights delayed or canceled as a result of the outage, which caused a ‘blue screen’ display on Microsoft’s Windows operating systems.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is an American cybersecurity technology company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. It specializes in cloud workload protection and endpoint security, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services. The company has published a workaround which involves rebooting a Windows computer in safe mode and deleting the culprit driver file.
