The CrowdStrike Update: A Lesson in the Importance of Quality Checks

In today's fast-paced digital world, software updates are a common occurrence. They often bring new features, bug fixes, and security enhancements. However, what happens when an update goes wrong? This is the question we're left to ponder after CrowdStrike's recent routine update of its cybersecurity software caused global computer crashes on Friday. According to three security experts, the latest version of its Falcon sensor software was supposed to make client systems more secure against hacking. But faulty code in the update files resulted in one of the most widespread tech outages in recent years for companies using Microsoft's Windows Operating System.