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CrowdStrike: what happened?
At the end of last week, a software update issue by IT security firm CrowdStrike caused widespread major functionality problems for IT users around the world. CrowdStrike had released an update for its Falcon sensor software, a critical endpoint (IT device) security solution. Shortly after the update was deployed, users began reporting major problems with their computer systems.