Trendingger Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19  A major IT disruption involving the world's largest company, Microsoft, has sent shockwaves across the globe on July 19, 2024.  This worldwide technical glitch, reportedly caused by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, has resulted in a multitude of businesses, including airlines, broadcasters, and banks, experiencing severe operational difficulties.  Microsoft's system downtime was first observed in the late hours of July 18, initially only affecting popular Microsoft services such as Azure, Xbox Live, and Microsoft 365 apps. However, just hours later, the issue has spread much farther, across the tech giant's vast pool of customers.  Airports worldwide have been hit hard, with boarding scanners at Edinburgh Airport in the UK going offline. Other airports like Melbourne's and Berlin's were impacted too, leading to the grounding of many flights.     The ripple effect of this IT breakdown has also reached the banking sector, impacting payment services such as Apple Pay to the trading desks of London Stock Exchange. Multiple major banks have also scrambled to social media to inform their customers of possible disruptions.   Broadcasters have not been spared either. Sky News, a major news outlet, was taken off air due to the same technical issues.   Crowdstrike has acknowledged the reports of Windows systems crashing. The cybersecurity firm's CEO, George Kurtz, has also posted a statement on X, emphasizing that today's outage was not caused by a security incident or cyberattack.  Microsoft has also stated its had restored its cloud services but many businesses reportedly continue to encounter the 'blue screen of death'.    This incident raises critical questions about our increasing reliance on technology and the potential vulnerabilities it presents. How prepared are we for such disruptions, and what measures can be put in place to prevent them in the future?    Read more: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-azure-outage-grounds-flights-delays-trains-impacts-banks-around-the-world/ https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cnk4jdwp49et https://www.axios.com/2024/07/19/us-flights-grounded-global-outages-microsoft-glitch https://edition.cnn.com/business/live-news/global-outage-intl-hnk/index.html   Image: Rokas Tenys | Dreamstime.com  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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