Cybersecurity expert explains what caused Microsoft outage

We had a major layoff and then didn’t have enough people to beta test the upgrade, so yeah… ha ha ha sorry

Three lessons that should have been obvious for years: 1. Never release a software update on a Friday or the day before a holiday. 2. THOROUGHLY test every update before release. 3. Never concentrate vital computer functions affecting millions into the hands of just a few people in one company. If this is what happened WITHOUT hostile hacking, imagine what would happen with a real attack. Or as a result of a major solar storm. The fragility of the system is dangerous.

This is what happens, when updates are pushed out to quickly, and updates cannot be stopped, just paused. Microsoft and other companies, should go back to old times, where computers can be set to manual updates, instead of pushed updates, forcing updates to be installed, thereby increasing the risk of virus spreading, or like in this case bad coding!

We need to protect John Conner

"They test, test, and test"... in production.

The Linux guys should be laughing at this. Some testing before you push into Production was needed. Now the Crowd is really gonna Strike them

Best report I’ve seen so far. Good job!

Entire healthcare systems are down. Patient appointments cannot be rescheduled right now. We can call out to patients but they can't call in. Imagine waiting for lab & MRI results & needing medication refills and the nurse calls & you miss their call & can't call back!! Some patients procedures are also being cancelled because everything is being written by hand slowing down the process & going back to old school charting. Some outpatient procedure appointments are being limited & cancelled for less risk of medical error! Use of the electronic medical systems help to drastically reduce errors in administering medications & being able to see patient records all at once, to flag important messages & for staff to be able to instant message between themselves, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, hospital pharmacists, the lab, etc.....😵‍💫😰 It's a hugh mess. It's like going back 25 years ago before use of computers & paper charts.

My veterinary hospital is down because of this.

Literally on vacation and have been getting on calls for 4 hours trying to work at this. I’ve been trying to push linux but this is the wake up call many needed

Biggest system in the world doesn't have a plan b. What?😮

fortune 500 company need to pay compensation then 💰💰💰💰

I wonder what AI could do if it got access to the net.

Compensation needs to be done especially with it impacting banks and people's bills.

People need to stop going crazy when airline travel has these big issues. It doesn't make anything better - it only adds to the chaos and resource drain 🧐 Expect delays and have a backup plan.

It's just the beginning. The grid will be affected as well in the very near future.

Is his first name Reginald or Andre? Thank you sir. You explained it so simply. Very easy to understand.

Unfortunately? The UK's high-volume CHAPS banking settlement system was in trouble on Thursday, and the London Stock Exchange is in a right royal mess the next day - automatic trading on futures is too slow.

Bro, I got woken up out of my sleep to fix this Crowdstrike issue, this company is COOKED.

This is NOT a ‘Microsoft Outage’ The problem originates from CrowdStrike’s software alone, and MS has absolutely nothing to do with the disaster that unfolded.