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The CrowdStrike outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem

The Crowdstrike outage is emblematic of the way organizational networks, cloud computing services, and the Internet are interdependent — and the vulnerabilities this creates. In this case, a faulty automatic update to the widely used Falcon cybersecurity software from CrowdStrike caused $PCs running Microsoft’s Windows operating system to crash.

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Man, 83, is found safe days after he went missing during Crowdstrike IT outage and missed his flight home

The Crowdstrike outage resulted in thousands of canceled and delayed flights last weekend

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Should You Buy the Dip in CrowdStrike After the Massive Microsoft Outage?

Despite a significant drop in the shares from its recent high-profile IT glitch, CrowdStrike’s strong fundamentals and growth trajectory make it a potential buy. Don’t miss the chance to grab this dip.

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Microsoft says it still isn't sure how many devices were hit by CrowdStrike outage

Initial CrowdStrike outage estimation was based on crash reports, but millions more could have gone unreported.

TechRadar

ICYMI: the week's 8 biggest tech news stories, from the Galaxy Z Fold 6 to OpenAI SearchGPT

An awful lot has happened in tech over the last week, and we reviewed Samsung's newest foldable, too.

TechRadar

Has the latest IT outage quietly slowed the cash crash?

The CrowdStrike outage exposed vulnerabilities in digital payment systems and shows Australia is decades away from a completely cashless society, experts say.

AAP

Microsoft wants to make future CrowdStrike outages impossible, and it could mean big changes for security software

In response to the recent CrowdStirke outage, Microsoft appears to be interested in moving away from allowing security apps to have kernel access on Windows 11.

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Scripps' Incident Management Planning Minimizes CrowdStrike Disruptions

While some news operations were affected, tech support prep and Macs limited the problems.

TV Tech

CrowdStrike CEO says nearly all affected servers are now back online

Although 97% of servers are now restored, CrowdStrike CEO promises “full recovery” with a “sense of urgency.”

TechRadar

The CEO Of CrowdStrike Has Finally Apologised For Last Week’s Massive Tech Outage

CrowdStrike's CEO George Kurtz has apologised "personally" for the worldwide tech outage caused by his company last week.

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CrowdStrike’s $10 Apology & Voice Actors Going On Strike: News From Tech & Gaming This Week

Here are seven things you might have missed this week from CrowdStrike, big game announcements and the voice actor strike.

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Airplane Crew Starts Flight Despite Airline Forbidding Them, Just So People Can Finally Get Home

A person's travel delayed due to IT outage for hours, hero flight attendant decides to save the day and the flight. The post Airplane Crew Starts Flight Despite Airline Forbidding Them, Just So People Can Finally Get Home first appeared on Bored Panda.

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CrowdStrike faces backlash as ‘thank you’ gift cards are blocked

$10 UberEats vouchers sent to people who helped after global IT outage are flagged as potential fraud

The Guardian - UK

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Cybersecurity Drama Showcases an Opportunity in the Upwards Base Consolidation Screener

With online consumer protection an increasingly critical topic, Gen Digital may enjoy a sustained march higher.

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After the largest PC outage in history due to buggy software updates, CrowdStrike now offers affected partners a $10 UberEats gift card

CrowdStrike seeks to repair its reputation, one $10 UberEats gift card at a time.

Windows Central

CrowdStrike sends out $10 Uber Eats codes as an apology, and some of them show an error message

After causing one of the largest Internet outages in history, CrowdStrike sent out $10 Uber Eats gift cards as an apology. Unfortunately, some of the cards do not work.

Tom’s Guide

CrowdStrike issues apology for global IT outage in the form of $10 Uber Eats gift cards — which then don’t work

Just remember that if you cause a global IT outage with a bad update, like CrowdStrike, the solution is fast food.

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TechRadar

CrowdStrike is offering a $10 UberEats gift card as an apology for the recent outage

CrowdStrike is sending $10 UberEats giftcards as an apology to the worldwide BSOD.

Evening Standard

CrowdStrike offers takeaway vouchers as apology after IT outage crisis... but they don't work

After causing a global IT crisis, CrowdStrike’s apology gesture has also gone off the rails

International Business Times

Global IT Outage Hit 1 In 4 Fortune 500 Companies, Losses Pegged At $5.4 Billion

The average loss per affected company was approximately $43.6 million, with the healthcare sector suffering the most.

Top News

Crowdstrike Blames Bug For Global Tech Outage

CrowdStrike's tech outage due to bug in update prompts measures to prevent future incidents and regulatory scrutiny.

Fortune

AirAsia's Tony Fernandes wants Microsoft compensation for the CrowdStrike outage: 'If I delay my flight, you would come after me for a refund'

"The principle is if we do something wrong, we have to compensate. They did something wrong. We and other airlines lost a lot," Fernandes said Wednesday.

Tom’s Hardware

Patched Microsoft Defender flaw still being used to deliver information-stealing malware to vulnerable machines

Despite the security vulnerability being patched in February, hackers are still finding out-of-date servers and workstations to exploit the hole and steal data.

TechRadar

Scammers are flooding the internet with CrowdStrike typosquatting scams and fake repair manuals

Be careful how you fix your CrowdStrike problem - there are many fake solutions out there, experts warn.

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