Global cyber outage caused by CrowdStrike software error puts the world on pause

One software error brought large segments of the world's economy to a screeching halt on Friday. CrowdStrike's CEO has issued an apology.
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[wylerXL]

this was more chaotic than the Y2k we got in 2000.

[userK]

- Software community...
- Lobbying to install that shit to get certification? Inadequate management?

[TwstedTV]

I am a DevOps Engineer and Cisco CCNP Security certified,
A channel file is a configuration file used by security software as a service, aka SAS, to manage, implement and update its instructions and protection mechanisms for specific servers.
It's basically a file that tells each computer on a server what to do and not do, when certain things happen on a network. It's also instructions to be implemented against
it's users when someone does something they are not supposed to do. This channel file also has a "call home" notification for when someone breaches security,
it will notify the company responsible for its network security SAS, so they can remotely take security actions against its intruder and protect the network and servers.

[Flatsquirrel]

Minutes from using typewriters. No redundancy. We exist in a digital world, we are A.I

[LewisBuck]

I was sleeping and never knew this happened until now.

[jerrywong]

Cloud technologies is so wonderful and powerful

[joyjit_roy]

*Hello Theo, let me give some perspective to the level of headache this is from a corporate IT team perspective. Our company has 10k servers across the globe - all down. Last night MS reached out and our limited IT team last night (it's Saturday in India) could only bring up 250 something servers ! A lot of them we couldn't even log into ! And it was saturday night !*

[JSRTales]

this is why companies need to invest in quality assurance engineers now a days for 10 developers 1 qa being recruited and hence you will see such ussues

[BRZbazzanx]

Ban CrowdStrike..., Delete CrowdStrike

[wroughtforge]

Western media omitted that Russia and China are not affected because they use separate systems

[Iconoclasher]

"Crowdstrike" Jesus!, that's a stupid name for a company. Sounds like some kinda hell-raising cyber squad out to get us all and take us down. 🤔They kinda did! 😂

[mrgeraldbroughton]

Its still not fixed yet so its still on pause

[angelofjustice]

Those smart heads, software developers could be useful but also harmful for our society. They are to be suspected in any domestic issue. Need to follow then up, hold accountable and be disciplinary

[celsladroma]

they should listed as the biggest mistake of human kind...

[helenaeclipsae]

Until I see the error in code I will not believe it was a simple mistake, we test updates before we bring them live multiple times after any change, your going to tell me they did t tested this update knowing it could cause billions in damages, no it was not a mistake it was a cyber attack behind downplayed I think someone went rouge

[fluxfaze]

It’s funny watching Microsoft trying to cover its butt with lousy excuses.

[bejaleel]

It’s estimated 4$ trillion dollar loss due to downtime either directly affected the economy during this downtime. You will expect this news very soon..😅😅😅😅

[cLorraine]

Today , unprecedented number of Apple devices sold.

[vincentnavea]

i wonder who pushed the button at crowdstrike? A lawsuit is in order.

[bulldogfightingforfreedom]

Apologize ? Are you fucking kidding me ? Just an apology?