Today, an ongoing IT outage global in scale caused widespread disruptions to everything from airlines to TV networks and banks. The issue was caused by a reported error with CrowdStrike's security software, plunging Windows PCs, servers, and enterprise terminals into chaos.
What is CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike, the name at the center of Friday's widespread IT issues, isn't a virus or cyber threat.
On the contrary, CrowdStrike is a security company tasked with preventing internet breaches against some of the world's largest companies — including Microsoft, which uses the brand's Falcon software as a part of the Windows platform.
An update to the Falcon software is responsible for today's issues and a fix has been deployed to hopefully resolve the error.
