CrowdStrike Outage Archives

A recent IT update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused significant global disruption, impacting numerous industries and costing Fortune 500 companies an estimated $5.4 billion. The incident began on July 18, with Microsoft users experiencing widespread technical issues, leading to chaos at airports, financial services, and local businesses unable to process card transactions. The root cause

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Elon Musk Takes Aim At CrowdStrike After Global Outage

Elon Musk recently criticized cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike following a global outage attributed to a software update. Musk responded to a CrowdStrike post from March 2022 on X (formerly Twitter), which highlighted the company’s Gold partnership with Bright Network’s panel on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Musk questioned the relevance of DEI policies in technical fields,