Global cyber outage crises exposes world 'vulnerability' as banks, airlines, media outlets hit
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- “An error has been made in that code somewhere the has been pushed out to all its users."
Engineers are working to fix the "outage" that is causing Microsoft users across the globe to experience "the blue screen of death", says technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker.
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This is the consequence of running your IT backend on cloud based services.
No, this is just one bug in a patch that went out and didn't manifest itself til it was in the wild. Wouldn't have mattered if it was cloud-based or delivered on a USB key
Did they try switching it off and on 😂
YES!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I was once fired from my job for installing Linux rather than Microsoft Windows. LOL. This is PAYBACK! LOL.
Every job i've had since 2002 i've used Linux desktops. I would refuse a job if i had to use Windows
😂😮😅😅😅👍
12 hrs before this outage I was talking to my 18 yr old son about Linux vs Windows, and security differences...today after he wakes up, this will be a good reinforcement.
Not a Microsoft problem, you clearly didnt listen!
@@ALFOONUS blue screen of death sounds pretty Microsoft to me
Being a Luddite, I am still on Windows 7 with Zero Cloud services. I am having no problems at all!!
Wish I was still on Windows 7. Much better than 10 in my opinion.
The danger of a monoculture of software.
On the other hand you have the inefficiency, clunkiness and higher price of a multiculture.
Sometimes, a particular application is critical for some aspect of service; providing security, maintaining some process flow, etc. Lot's of organisations are going to need that tool for that job and organisations will likely be running hundreds of task-specific tools across their organisation, for which there's no alternative, or the alternative will have the same risk. Occasionally a system has a bug, and occasionally it's a show stopper
There needs to be an Apples to Apples comparison lol
@@Marqan You mean just like reality? It is believed that life on this planet began about 3 billion years ago. If it had not diversified, life would have ended about 3 billion years ago!
Wouldn't these negative attributes which you ascribed be worthwhile, if the alternative prevented a possible total melt down of 'civilization', or an AI engendered nuclear armageddon due to some mistake?
The danger of a lack of redundancy
The computer says NO :
So who buys the food when banks go down, and how do planes land or que up for landing when the internet goes down... Cashless, no worries, except today...
To quote Iago, Jafar's parrot in Aladdin, "Why am I not surprised?". Squawk.
😂😂😂
Couple of years ago my island at very North of Scotland had both cables into it cut. One by fishing boat and one by submarine. We were cut off from world for 1 week. Little english govmt making everyone change to digital telephones which means more chances for being cut off from rest of world. At moment can plug in an analogue fon if there is a power cut. Ridiculous they can see the problems that r possible but still carry on down the road of computerising everything.
I recall that occurring.
So u wanna stay analogue???
"The Cloud" is just someone else's computer!
Treat it as such!!
Keep cash
CROWDSTRIKE ISSUE, NOT A MICROSOFT ISSUE!!!!
It becomes a Microsoft issue when Microsoft is pushing it to everyone
@@fdk7014 Microsoft didn’t push it to anyone, CrowdStrike did. CrowdStrike’s agent is not part of Windows it’s a standalone software. Correlation ≠ causation.
Also demonstrates the importance of resilient business continuity planning and the dangers of over reliance on digital systems without the analogue backup of critical systems.
Ha love how the media is blowing this up. Slow media week. Our systems were down for 20 mins and slow for an hour the all good.
Imagine not pedalling sensationalism for a week 😂😂
7:00 Rolling back is not going to be just a "snap of the finger" as computer is bluescreening - it won't be able to obtain any updates, unless it is manually fixed as it is guided by CrowdStrike and endusers. Rolling back only prevents those still running machines that aren't yet obtained bad update to be saved from BSOD, others requires most probably IT support to do things. Long weekend with not lot a sleep I would guess to many on IT support.
This is why we should never go cashless.
Ridiculous. I haven't used cash in about 10 year, maybe longer. Banks also had problems before IT became key to their infrastructure.
How many businesses didn’t make money being offline? Businesses still using cash will be making money.
Cash Is worthless against inflation currency debasement and fraud
Yea although if computers are down the till won’t work either so cash makes no odds 🤦🏽
I'm buying up all available Monopoly games!
It might be faulty Crowdstrike code but the bit corporates know that they should be testing updates small scale before deploying globally.
This happens far too often due to cost cutting.
Google change control and a little investment in test environments would go a long way to reducing this sort of issue
It'll be interestingt to see when the Common Platform, The HM Court system, goes belly up - I do wonder if it will give details of all the Judges and their home addresses.
Usually, such updates are thoroughly tested to avoid widespread disruption like this.
My husband's work was hit for a couple of hours.
Its back to yoghurt pots n string. Quils and ink, pigeons and scrolls. Horse n carriage , coal mining , chimney sweeping, man power agriculture, no tv in jails, no nfc payments, no griznegs
How does the pospect of cashless society sound now!
Being fully tech literate unfortunately this comes as no surprise, I remember my late mother saying "computers will be the downfall of the west" she was correct and to think what could happen with C.B.D.C.'s is truly mind numbing once and if they are imposed upon us...🤔
I wish journalists would start with the most obvious question. Will my computer work? Will it fix itself? Is it actually a hostile viral attack from China?
I'm at least grateful here that these questions were eventually answered.
When the world relies on a monopoly company that we all take for granted. Crowdstrike may have a few monies to payout.
These kind of things are bound to happen for a variety of reasons and yet it seems the IT infrastructure is not prepared for these problems. Quite ridiculous.
That’s because no business will pay for backup systems.
This is what happens when IT gets managed by bean counters rather than engineers. The whole world collapses because of one software "update" and a reliance on centralised / cloud infrastructure.
Ha ha ha ha ha :)
Work from home haircut is strong with this one
Another reason online voting shouldnt happen
Yes. It's not like 'they' could not interfere with paper ballots.
Cash is king 🤴
Good luck using cash to pay for your holiday on a web browser.
@TW19567 I inherited a small villa in France so I don't need to book.
@@robertcreighton4635😂😂😂that told them
@@josmith6684 innit
Cash should always be used.
This is why we advise IT people not to have automatic updates of critical systems before testing properly and why significant updates from providers like Crowdstrike shouldn't be pushed out so close to the weekend
Have they tried switching it off and back on again?
Honestly my first instinct when I heard about this yesterday morning was to laugh hysterically - I feel sorry for everyone whose day was ruined of course but I've watched as random cafes go cashless, all the insurances, TV licence etc goes paperless and I keep thinking this is all just one mistake or hack away from disaster - my card isn't even contactless and I don't have a banking app on my phone - my debit card is a storage system/backup for if I don't have enough cash on me and that system has never gone wrong for me because I have a back-up either way for when the shop is cashless, cash only or the card machines crash - it's worth adding though that this could probably have been avoided if the update was tested properly before releasing it to the entire world and this kind of indicated to world threats that taking down our communication networks is very easy 😬
Wow yet another thing the WEF correctly predicted ahead of time....
Nelson goes 'ha ha'....
Just as well we didn't have a power outage. This would have been disastrous with a power outage combined with severe cold or a heat wave and no means to heat or cool nor running water in many parts.
A power outage in such conditions and no physical currency would add to the chaos.
Will that be CASH or CARD Sir :>(
many many system admins will not be having a good weekend...
We have done this to ourselves, we have no one to blame for our reliance on tech.
Aha, that's an IT guy, alright!
- is totally my first impression when i saw this guy
does electric money still seem smart to you?
It never was
Do you pay your bills with cash then?
There is a pigeon inside your bank vault sir.
@@AnotherPointOfView944digital cash. If I want the physical version I can go to the bank or cash point for immediate withdrawl with no fees
@@AnotherPointOfView944 yes and nobody can remove it due to lack of electricity !
your forward planning is legendary!
In Russia you fall out of Windows, the rest of the world Windows falls by itself.
Its not Windows FFS. It is software running on Windows that was at fault - now fixed. The same thing could happen on a Linux platform.
Let's hope it does not affect the SCADA systems.
I don't think you know what you are talking about.
@@3d1e00 I think this guy does though. ruclips.net/video/Y4W4WSOA3OA/видео.html
It goes to show that we rely too much on the internet.
The internet has made everyone massively rich. If you want to go back to booking your holidays down at a travel agents or looking around 15 shops looking for what you want in a shop then please carry on. The rest of us can use the internet to make our lives easier and richer.
And imagine if we will have digital money only.
@@CarTastic-fv6eo the ONLY reason that £20 not in your pocket is worth £20 and not just a useless bit of colourful plastic is because of central banks and the confidence that people have in that medium. Cash is only worth anything because of the likes of the Bank of England.
@@TW19567 Yes, but we are independent over the IT systems and cash cannot be banned or wiped from your pocket. Also they cannot controll you so much as they do with digital payments. I checked my bank history and its kinda scarry how much they know about your payments.
@@TW19567 Cash may not be as convenient as digital transactions, but it doesnt require technology of any kind to use.
Outage here in Australia
Australia is a usa drooling lapdog though so no surprise.
A little here in Denmark. Microsoft users of Windows 10, this was triggered by an update.
It's a worldwide thing slowly getting back to normal now.
So glad I am one of those Gen X morons who insists on doing everything as old school as possible!
Yay me!
So much for phased rollout- who are these muppets?
It said in the interview. And hint: the guy said it wasn't Microsoft, despite what the presenter was trying to say
Crowd Strike are hardly "Muppets". They are the biggest IT security company in the United States with a value of 85 billion USD. As the guy at the beginning of the video said it's an update of the Falcon software that appears to have a problem with the code. That said, it will be interesting to see what happens to the value of the company's shares when this is sorted out .
Other operating systems are available.
Its not the OS thats the problem. Its the Crowdstrike package.
' Computer says "NO" '? It could have been worse - if it were a quantum computer it would have said Yes, AND No!😀
It kept saying no space before 😮
Mind blowing 😎😁
This is basically was a touch of the famous Y2K back in 1999 or the end of the World.
Them tin foil hat wearers were warning about this and much more
Tell me you know NOTHING about IT, without say you know nothing!
Now I wonder who was responsible for that and how will that country be held accountable and punished
Good luck - the courts only go after the poor.
Well its more a monopoly for an Operating system more then anything. and its more an issue off people just writing stuff down.
My phone sorted now but the Alphabet mixed up 😂😂on some letter's 😂
How can you push out a fix when the computers cannot boot?
Can't they just unplug and then plug in?
Cyber polygon………can’t beat pen and paper, and hard cash……..you’ve all been warned many many times…….now it’s gonna get real……..
Just like how the World Economic Forum predicted! Klaus Swab is a genius.
You know - There are many of us that strictly follow the rule: "Never connect a windows computer directly to the internet".
Is "many of us" your mum, dad, aunt and uncle?
I saw a video of a guy that connected a Windows XP computer to the internet recently, and it was hacked wide open in minutes.
Many of the "many of us" also wear tin foil hats and shout and the sky
😂😂😂 I don't even own a laptop.... if the power goes out... ILL BE JUST FINE 😂😂
So you don’t own a fridge either?
@@joels5150I've got one..but I don't " need " it...
How have you posted this comment then?
@@markdnffc mobile phone... all I've got ... and its 10 years old
This is nonsense. All you have to do is just switch the computer on and off again. Sometimes I do unplug it as well of course.
Just wait until they substitute the developer with AI to cut costs and it hallucinates.
Someone's getting sued.
One day, one day.
Switched to Mac since windows vista, never going back
Kinda obvious this was going to happen at some point. Don't over think it.
To all those people who think this can be fixed by diverse software deployment. Good luck, you've likely nearly doubled operating costs. This problem looks like a failure to test correctly, which is the story of big tech now as silly leaders think outsourcing QA is an easy win for shareholders.
These experts are uselss after the first guy 😂 Its like I called up my mum and dad to get their opinion 😂😂
Has nasa been affected?
There's never a straight answer to that type of question.🤔
What happens when we go cashless?
Space Force : F**K MICROSOFT
Moral of the story is... stop using Microsoft's overly centralised spyware software.
It’s a test run. Sleep well.
LINUX ++++
yes moved on to Linux on 2010 ! Never went back !!!!!!
someone is loosing their job 😢
Aye big time.
No chance no one ever is !
The spell-checker, hopefully!
@@stoobydootoo4098 predictive you heard of it 🤞🏻hopefully , dear sir 🥴🤣😂🤣
@@stoobydootoo4098 chell speck yourself !
And yet digital is the future .
Die Hard 4.0 Fire sale...shhh
This is why online services and subscriptions aka 365 are a bad idea!
Older windows 7, 10 and none 365 are fine!
All business should not have single points of failure, but yet most do.
And these techkies still think cbdc's and digital everything are a good idea ......
Lock down
I knew technology will fail us some time. 😢
Use cash cash is king
Bla bla bla. Nobody wants your paper money or gold when the World goes haywire. I can fish in the ocean just outside my home, that is worth way more than your no good paper.
@@la7dfaAre you going trade in fish then?
@@perrysaker1526 If money is not worth anything, then yes. How will you survive when money is just something you can burn in a fireplace?
It is just a file that has to be deleted by an onsite admin. Relax people it is not the end of the World.
Only millions of computers that will require manual intervention in an age of decentralized operations and understaffing. Could take the whole weekend or into next week for some companies to come fully back online.
It is when we all depend on technology 😅
@@TheShortStory Yes it will take some time, but no biggie. Before we got the tech, society was primitive, slow and expensive. Things we take for granted, like air travel was only for the rich.
So you have not blamed Russia ?
This is effecting the xbox live service as well.
this is the moment in the movie terminator were why have to turn skynet on to save all computers ai will take over
forget the outage....what happened to this guys hair?..
He is an intellectual.
@@WR3ND It's Jonathon Creek
His bed happened 😂
Probably up all night dealing with tech problems! No time for selfcare.
There's nothing wrong to going back before computers
just a slower way if kids can still read and spell
With there texts and spelling app
'their' texts, even! 😄
This woman really thinks sky news being down is a big or bad deal 💀
Falkan broke down
😂😂
Ai?
Is that guy in his bedroom? Is he the most expert, expert?
Use Linux kids
Windows was not the problem. The Crowdstrike package malfunctioned. The same type of thing could just as easily happen on Linux or MacOS.
@@AnotherPointOfView944 Pahahaha what ever helps you get to sleep at night
@@AnotherPointOfView944users of office 10 here in Denmark. After an over night update from Microsoft. Mostly Airports!
@@TheInfamousAlpha I know something about operating systems. Its my job to write s/w under Windows and Linux.
@@AnotherPointOfView944 not mate - windows is just 💩accept the reality of open source s/w.
Apple stock up today ;)
Another reason to buy Apple … just sayin
No.
Bloody Starmer ! 😡