What is CrowdStrike? How a faulty update caused the global IT outage

A faulty update to CrowdStrike’s cyber security software Falcon Sensor caused a major global IT breakdown, affecting businesses, services, airlines, TV channels, and healthcare providers, leading to significant disruptions. The software is widely used for cyber attack monitoring and protection, thus the impact was significant. The update was misconfigured for systems using Windows, while Mac and Linux hosts remained unaffected. The CEO of CrowdStrike, George Kurtz, confirmed a fix had been deployed for the issue.