The fact that so many systems are affected also just shows how many systems that are actually used for stuff like flight control etc. are running Windows and not macOS or Linux. Especially macOS has a much smaller market share compared to Windows anyway and a big chunk of that share will be more in creative and media markets and for personal use.
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CrowdStrike Says Global IT Outage Impacting Windows PCs, But Mac and Linux Hosts Not Affected
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and making wonderful fried rice, I believe.
My Laptop was left on last night and I had to do a hard boot this morning. Fortunately the reboot worked. My Work laptop has Windows 11 so maybe that provided a smoother way to get past this then with Windows 10. There will be lots of support calls today.
Now I just need my work pay to get deposited to my bank account as that didn't come through last night due to banks also having issues related to this outage. I won't bother calling the bank as there is a message mentioned there are delays due to abnormally high call volume. Just have to sit back and wait.
It's very popular in the enterprise world. The ironic thing about it is that it is mainly used to tick off some boxes in audits and certifications.
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you dont say?
You got to be joking right? Crowdstrike is responsible for this, not Windows.
This isn't a Windows vs. Mac or Linux issue. This is what happens in a tech-culture obsessed with constantly pushing updates and new releases. This is what happens to a society hyper-fixated on buzzwords like AI, Blockchain, the cloud, etc. rather than building stable and resilient systems. We're living in a world where our society can unravel because some cloud based web app/server is down or a bad update is pushed. We need to stop this insanity. Technology is supposed to improve and add to our lives, we're not supposed to put every single thing on a damn AWS server.
This is why I'm frustrated about this obsession with getting rid of cash, physical media and retail businesses. Maybe if the internet is down and you need groceries, you just walk in get what you need, pay cash and walk out. There's some value in things not being connected to each other.
Also why I'm frustrated with everyone wanting to work remotely. You got a crisis on your hand and now you're hoping Zoom isn't also effected, because your thousands of miles away from everyone else. It's so easy to make silly mistakes when you're not surrounded by a team to work through difficult issues.
This is why I'm frustrated about this obsession with getting rid of cash, physical media and retail businesses. Maybe if the internet is down and you need groceries, you just walk in get what you need, pay cash and walk out. There's some value in things not being connected to each other.
Also why I'm frustrated with everyone wanting to work remotely. You got a crisis on your hand and now you're hoping Zoom isn't also effected, because your thousands of miles away from everyone else. It's so easy to make silly mistakes when you're not surrounded by a team to work through difficult issues.
Sir, this is MacRumors. If someone makes Windows crash, they blame Microsoft for it.
That is why iOS is so secure. Apple won't allow root access on iOS, so it's impossible to screw up.
Except for maybe the EU version of iOS.
I work in pharmacy at a large midwest hospital and the majority of our computers are down. My laptop survived, I suspect, because I had it shut down overnight. No remote work as our VPN servers are down. WiFi is off, too. We're currently back on paper charts and admissions.
I'm glad I don't work in IT; they are telling us that they physically have to touch every affected computer in the facility. We have a large IT department, but pharmacy is pretty low on the priority list.
We own our IT, but we use Microsoft 360, teams, OneDrive, etc. The only thing my company outsources is food services.
I'm glad I don't work in IT; they are telling us that they physically have to touch every affected computer in the facility. We have a large IT department, but pharmacy is pretty low on the priority list.
We own our IT, but we use Microsoft 360, teams, OneDrive, etc. The only thing my company outsources is food services.
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Pretty sure Apple is happy to give up 90% of their single year profit to make apple great again, by replacing all affected PCs with Macs.
This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Microsoft makes little to no money from Windows. They don't have the resources like Apple does with iOS to curate every piece of software so that it works according to Apple their standards.
If the end users / corps are customers of Crowdstrike, fine. If the end users / corps are customers of Microsoft and are getting "stuff" from Crowdstrike through their relationship with Microsoft, it`s on Microsoft.
Meanwhile, this would have been a great opportunity to check those beautiful little machines handing out cash through a slot.
If those have failed, it would be the first indication of software updates of those I ever seen or heard of.
It’s not Microsoft’s fault, though.
I always thought those Microsoft calendars were a bit odd. Millennial fireworks tonight everyone 👍
Who would know, that Crowdstrike, a "leading cyber security" company, is responsible for the biggest "cyber incident" of 2024.
You cannot make this **** up.
You cannot make this **** up.
Yeah, I am surprised to see all of those corporates, institutions etc rolls out security update without thinking twice. They put far too much faith in Microsoft employee’s hands. Me meanwhile only update my system when I feel like it. All thanks to the group policy. Heck, for those POS machines and similar, they should not even be connected to the internet at all.
My Windows 10 desktop computer is working fine, mostly because the anti-malware system is Windows Defender, not the CrowdStrike Falcon software found on (mostly) enterprise-based installations of Windows 10 and Windows 11. No problems on my iOS devices (though crossing fingers).
Your r key is questionable though
OpenSSH had a vulnerability affecting Linux and Macos but not Windows.
So who is the winner?
Nobody is the winner: everytime there is a so huge issue, people lose trust in the full lT world.
But I know, many of you are still in the winzozz vs os2 age...
Was this not caused by a Windows update?
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Looking on the bright side, at least one person will have a worse day than me.