What we know about the worldwide outages for industries using Microsoft

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Published 2024-07-19
A technical problem that global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says it has identified in its software and is working to resolve is causing massive outages around the globe for businesses, airlines and people using Microsoft. CrowdStrike provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on how airlines are responding to the outage and Jamil Jaffer, founder and executive director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University's Scalia Law School, joined CBS News to discuss how an incident like this happens.

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All Comments (21)
  • @kuruptzZz
    The incompetence is staggering. I can't imagine anyone deploying an update like this affecting so many businesses, before testing it in a closed environment first
  • @conchobar
    CrowdStrike sounds like the name of a hacker group
  • @mpgingdl
    This is what happens when efficiency overrides resilience.
  • @denzelwashington9012
    Now imagine if 45% of the population had neurolinks and an update like this went live lmao
  • @user-lh5re8jh7u
    So, if radio is down in places and emergency numbers are affected, then no body can know of a public emergency.
  • @levmoses742
    The price of monopolies. Seems having various contracted alternatives would be safer in some errors.
  • @dagobello
    This is what you get when a cyber security degree takes 10 weeks.
  • @bigdreams5554
    Suddenly buying a NAS, physical media, knowing how to use a map and compass, and not being afraid to call someone instead of using Teams all day seems like a good idea
  • @brianm2238
    starbucks couldn't even give me a hot coco this morning because their maker was down due to this...
  • @GrimGalore
    Perfect timing. God knows they needed something else to talk about.
  • @user-wv4jt2mc5u
    They call it a blue screen of death, but dont worry about it. 🤔
  • @ckennedy1973
    A Skynet funding bill is passed in the United States Congress, and the system goes online on August 4, 1997, removing human decisions from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn rapidly and eventually becomes self-aware - T2 1991
  • @flynnstone3580
    How many people over 50 remember life being much better before the Internet?
  • @chi-jenyang9752
    In the future when AI is widely adopted everywhere, AI will have no difficulty in wiping out humanity.
  • @jonstirling9169
    Did someone not check this deployment at small scale first? I’m having trouble believing this.
  • @alphabanks
    My main concern is the emergency systems such as 911 and hospitals.