CrowdStrike Outage Impacted Less Than 1% Of Windows Devices But Still Managed To Wreak Havoc: Report
CrowdStrike Outage Impacted Less Than 1% Of Windows Devices But Still Managed To Wreak Havoc: Report
An IT outage, triggered by a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD), has caused widespread disruptions to various services worldwide, impacting millions of Windows users.
网络安全概念公司CrowdStrike(纳斯达克:CRWD)发布的错误更新导致IT系统停运,全球多个服务行业遭受广泛干扰,影响了数百万Windows用户。
What Happened: The outage, which occurred on Friday, resulted in significant disruptions to air travel, banking services, and television broadcasts.
事件概述:这次周五的停电导致航空旅行、银行业和电视广播出现重大的紊乱。
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) revealed on Saturday that the outage affected less than 1% of Windows users globally, which equates to approximately 8.5 million machines.
微软公司(纳斯达克代码:MSFT)周六透露,停电影响了全球不到1%的Windows用户,约相当于850万台机器。
In a blog post, Microsoft highlighted the widespread impact of the outage, attributing it to the extensive use of CrowdStrike by businesses running critical services.
在一篇博客文章中,微软强调了停电的广泛影响,并将其归因于运行关键服务的企业广泛使用CrowdStrike。
"This incident demonstrates the interconnected nature of our broad ecosystem — global cloud providers, software platforms, security vendors and other software vendors, and customers," Microsoft shared in the post. "It's also a reminder of how important it is for all of us across the tech ecosystem to prioritize operating with safe deployment and disaster recovery using the mechanisms that exist."
微软在帖子中分享道:“此事件展示了我们广泛生态系统的相互联系——全球云提供商、软件平台、安全供应商和其他软件供应商和客户。这也提醒我们在技术生态系统中所有人都需要优先考虑使用现有机制来进行安全部署和灾难恢复。”
Also Read: Microsoft Outage Wreaks Havoc On World As 911, International Airlines, Banks And Airport Services Disrupted
另请阅读:微软停电对世界造成极大影响,911、国际航空公司、银行和机场服务受到干扰。
The incident underscores the market dominance of both Microsoft and CrowdStrike, with Windows holding about 72% of the global operating system market share and CrowdStrike nearly 24% in the endpoint protection security category, as reported by Business Insider.
此事件凸显了微软和CrowdStrike在市场上的支配地位,Windows占据全球操作系统市场份额约72%,而CrowdStrike在端点保护安全类别中占近24%,商业内幕报道。
The faulty update released by CrowdStrike specifically affected Windows software, leaving Mac and Linux machines unaffected.
CrowdStrike发布的故障更新专门影响了Windows软件,而Mac和Linux机器不受影响。
The ensuing chaos forced airlines and hotels to revert to pen and paper for recording information, and some European hospitals had to cancel medical services.
随后的混乱迫使航空公司和酒店退回使用纸和笔记录信息,一些欧洲医院不得不取消医疗服务。
Although CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz announced that the issue had been "identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed," experts warn that it could take weeks for companies with limited IT personnel to resolve the issue on all devices.
尽管CrowdStrike首席执行官乔治·库尔茨(George Kurtz)宣布该问题已经被“确定、隔离和修复”,但专家警告说,在具有有限IT人员的公司解决所有设备上的问题可能需要几周时间。
Why It Matters: This incident highlights the vulnerability of global systems to IT outages and the potential consequences of such disruptions. The widespread impact of this outage, affecting critical services such as air travel and banking, underscores the importance of robust cybersecurity measures and the need for contingency plans in the event of such failures.
为什么重要:此事件凸显了全球系统对IT停电的脆弱性以及此类停电的潜在后果。此次停电对航空旅行和银行等关键服务的广泛影响,突显了强大的网络安全措施和在此类故障发生时需要制定应急计划的必要性。
The fact that it could take weeks for some companies to resolve the issue underlines the extent of the problem and the potential for ongoing disruptions.
某些公司需要花几周时间解决问题,这表明问题的广泛性及持续干扰的潜力。
This incident serves as a stark reminder of the reliance of modern society on technology and the potential risks this poses.
此事件提醒我们现代社会对技术的依赖程度以及这种依赖带来的潜在风险。
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