Microsoft's Forced Updates: A Critique of the Global IT Outage

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/microsofts-forced-updates-a-critique-of-the-global-it-outage.
A global IT outage caused by a flawed CrowdStrike update on Microsoft Windows reveals vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure, urging better update and cybers
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In the wake of the global IT outage, today’s events have suddenly brought into sharp focus the latent vulnerabilities within our interdependent digital infrastructure. Chaos has gripped airlines, healthcare, and financial institutions—critical services. Right at the centre of this crisis lies a flawed software update by security firm CrowdStrike that aimed to protect Microsoft Windows devices. These consequences thus serve as a shocking reminder of the risks involved with the forcing updates strategy Microsoft uses and its high dependency on a few key players within the technology world.

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