We want to inform you about a significant global outage that is currently affecting many web sites and cloud-based services. This issue stems from a recent update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which has caused widespread disruptions for airlines, banks, media outlets, technology companies, telecom firms, and other organizations around the world. This outage has impacted Microsoft Windows systems that support many companies’ services. If your Internet is working this morning, but there are specific sites and services you can’t use, especially in the industries mentioned above, it’s likely a result of this Crowdstrike update.
CrowdStrike has communicated that they are in the process of rolling back the update that caused this issue. CDS, and most of our clients, are not direct customers of Crowdstrike, so there’s little to be done apart from wait. If you’re having a business-impacting outage this morning that you have a question about, please feel free to reach out. We're here to help with this and any cybersecurity matters that affect your business.
