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 Chloyster [she/her]   ( @chloyster@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 1 year ago

Global IT outage: Airlines, businesses affected by CrowdStrike, Microsoft issues

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Global IT outage: Airlines, businesses affected by CrowdStrike, Microsoft issues

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 Chloyster [she/her]   ( @chloyster@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 1 year ago
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Global tech outage live updates: Flights grounded and offices hit as internet users face disruptions
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A faulty software update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected computers running Microsoft Windows, grounding flights and disrupting systems worldwide.
  •  IrritableOcelot   ( @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ) 
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    I mean any technology solution can suffer the same fate, but you would hope that it wouldnt be an issue at the same time if they’re separate tech stacks.

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      The real solution is to not make anything that’s mission-critical reliant on Windows.

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        Specifically to make something which is not mission-critical reliant on any underlying software…but that’s almost impossible. Not reliant on the base operating system would be a nice start.

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          I have friends still dealing with all kinds of airline troubles (basically stuck in cities for a week past their return date) and I can’t believe anyone would have so many mission-critical systems using Windows. Their infrastructure must be a mess.

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