When One Bug Causes a Global Crisis

The global disruption of vital digital services by a software bug that took place on July 19 shows that our world, highly reliant on technology, is also incredibly vulnerable to its failings. An update introduced on July 19 by CrowdStrike, which provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices among other clients, contained a critical bug, resulting in significant disruptions across a wide range of systems that rely on CrowdStrike’s security software.