Last week there was a very strong global event, and it was the fall of the devices supported by the operating system. WindowsAnd it was largely due to an unfortunate update by the cybersecurity company Crowdstrike. And now everything is resolved, Microsoft released a rather serious statement, as they blame the European Union government for the incident due to an agreement that has not been renewed since 2009.
A spokesperson said The Wall Street Journal A company that cannot legally lock down its operating system in the same way apple Due to an agreement with the European Commission following complaints. In 2009, Microsoft Agreed that it would give security software makers the same level of access Windows.
It was suggested that limiting third-party access to the operating system core could prevent this problem. But there is an agreement with it European Commission Designed to ensure a competitive and open environment for software developers. More details on the incident are expected from the statement George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, before that US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee In the following days
Microsoft and CrowdStrike They confirmed that the issue was caused by their own update that did not go as expected, denying rumors of a cyber attack. The flaw was serious enough to cause a temporary global outage and was reflected in some airlines, slot machines, banking applications and even convenience stores.
Through: The Wall Street Journal
Author’s Note: The problem must have been serious, and it was strange that they gave out a coupon to those affected by the situation. Hopefully, similar incidents will not occur for many years.
