Artificial intelligence could be the key to saving the world from a new global IT catastrophe, experts have revealed.
Humans will need to rely more on machines to spot the dangerous mistakes that lead to widespread outages like the one on Friday. Windows PCs shut down around the world.
Unauthorized software updates sent to your PC The power won’t turn onand it stalled out with the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death”.
This means Airlines, banks, supermarkets and even hospitals struggled to function properly..
The culprit was an update made by security giant CrowdStrike to its enterprise antivirus software, Falcon.
Security expert Mark Manzano told the US Sun: artificial intelligence Helps to avoid such problems future.
Read more about the global IT outage
“There’s a growing trend of using AI to assist developers in writing software code,” said Mark, general manager of cybersecurity at SandboxAQ.
“Yes, this will increase developer productivity, but we need more help from AI to improve code quality assurance.
“This massive global outage, which has halted thousands of flights and businesses, is a reminder that humans aren’t very good at finding errors in thousands of lines of code.”
“This is where AI can really help.
“In particular, we need AI that is trained to look for interdependencies between new software updates and the existing software stack.”
CrowdStrike’s CEO has apologized, saying he is “deeply sorry” for the global security blunder.
The company has issued a fix, which is being distributed worldwide.
However, many machines already affected by the erroneous update will need to be repaired manually.
The mistake was so serious that experts told The US Sun: It will take “weeks” for the world to recover from its mistake.
What is CrowdStrike?
A global cyber outage affecting television stations, banks, hospitals, airports and emergency services appears to be linked to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
IT security company CrowdStrike released a recorded phone message on Friday saying it was aware of reports of crashes of Microsoft’s Windows operating system linked to Falcon sensors.
“Thank you for contacting CrowdStrike Support. CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes in Windows related to the Falcon sensor,” the recorded message said.
The Falcon system monitors the computer it is installed on, detects hacks and bugs, and then responds.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, CrowdStrike claims to be a global security leader providing an advanced platform for data protection.
A CrowdStrike update on Friday is said to have caused a critical error in Microsoft’s operating system, affecting millions of people around the world.
The company regularly updates its systems with new antivirus software.
“If there was a problem with Falcon it could cause widespread outages for two reasons,” said Toby Murray, an associate professor in the school of computing and information systems at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
“One is that Falcon is widely deployed on many computers, and the other is its privileged nature.
“Falcon is a bit like antivirus software: it is regularly updated with information about the latest online threats.
“Today’s outage is likely due to a buggy update to Falcon.”
“It appears they’ve pushed out a malicious update and now any machines that have it installed are wiped out,” cyber expert Troy Hunt told Australian television station Seven.
Also, hackers Recreate similar outages in the future.
Good stuff news The update was pushed work Machines running CrowdStrike security software.
There is no impact to Mac users. Apple fans felt lucky.
But worryingly, scammers the goal potential victims of fraud, Even if their machines were not affected.
IT STOPS SCAMMERS – BEWARE!
Beware of scammers, warning Shawn KeachHead of Technology and Science at The Sun.
This will lead to a proliferation of dangerous online scams.
Whenever such a major technological event occurs, criminals emerge one after another to try to deceive innocent internet users.
You may receive strange phone calls, texts, or emails warning you about a hack and asking for information.
So, if you are asked for personal data such as credit card details or phone numbers to fix this IT glitch, be extremely careful.
You may also be notified that you need to urgently download security software.
This is another typical scam that allows criminals to install dangerous malware on users’ machines.
Don’t be fooled – your computer should be perfectly fine and there is no need for you as a normal person to take any action.
This is not a cyber attack, it’s just a bad computer update for businesses. Don’t listen to the scammers.
It’s important to be wary of suspicious emails, text messages, and phone calls.
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the confusion surrounding this incident, leading people to panic and steal personal information and money.
a Microsoft A spokesperson told The US Sun: “Earlier today a CrowdStrike update caused a number of IT systems around the world to go down.”
“We are actively working to support our customers in their recovery.”
CrowdStrike Responsibility – CEO’s Full Answer
Here’s the official statement from CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz…
“Today was not a security or cyber incident.
“Our customers are fully protected.
“We understand the seriousness of the situation and deeply apologize for any inconvenience and trouble caused.
“We are working with all affected customers to ensure that systems are restored and we can provide the service they expect.
“As previously stated, the issue has been identified and a fix has been deployed.
“We are experiencing issues updating Falcon content on Windows hosts. Please refer to CrowdStrike’s website, LinkedIn post, and X’s post for continually updated information.
“We will continue to provide updates to our community and industry as they become available.”
