After incident global caused by a failure in an updateóCrowdStrike security number, ally of Microsoft, We review what happened and the impact on the industry toérea.
The recent global incident caused by a failure in an updateóCrowdStrike security number, Microsoft ally, has highlighted the fragility of the industryéArea in the face of these types of events. The airports, like those operated by Aena, They were not exempt from the effects, which derivesó in delays, cancellations and inconvenience for thousands of passengers. Spaghettién, dozens of aerosolíglobal companies reported on the cancellationón of hundreds of flights, generating thousands of thousands of stranded passengers with postponed plans, all over the world.
Thatíof Microsoft and the industry's vulnerability toérea
This incident calls into question the industry's dependence onéOperating systems area such as Windows, without redundant backup systems. Yes OK Microsoft is a supplieríthere a software, These types of failures are inevitable and can have a significant impact on critical sectors.íguys like himéreo, who also joinedén banks, stock exchanges, media of communicationón and even common users in their homes.
The industry toéArea is highly digitized, with systems that control from the tráI'm theéreo until the operations of the aerolídenies. Although this has allowed us to improve efficiency and safety, spaghettién dependence on technology has increasedía.
A mistake like this one 19 July can have a domino effectó, affecting from billing systemsón and boarding until managementón of the tráI'm theéreo. This can cause delays, cancellations, and even security incidents.
To mitigate the risk of these types of events, It is essential that the industryéArea implement redundant backup systems. These systems must be independent of the primary operating systems and allow a ráask for recoveryón in case of failure.
Diversify itón of suppliers and implementationóno. of technologyíavant-garde ones like computingón in the cloud tooén can help reduce dependence on a single vendor or operating system.
A call to actionón
The recent Microsoft duty incidentíto serve as a wake-up callón for industry aérea. It is necessary to invest in modernizationón of technological systemsólogic and implementationón robust security measures to ensure continuity of operations and minimize the impact of these types of failures, that with the growth of technologyía, couldíto become más comúnot motivate eitherén attempted cyber attackséticos.
The industry toéarea must work together to find solutions that allow the máximo the benefits of technologyíwithout compromising the security of operations, sure to beá a topic to generateá a long debate these daysías well asén, many memes.
But, ¿thaté notó?
To put readers in context, this is what happenedó the dífrom today. A failure in an updateóCrowdStrike security number, for Microsoft operating systems, CHALLENGESó a global incident on Windows systems. This is affectionó to companies from different sectors, including:
- airáutica: Airports like Aena.
- Finance: Banks like Kutxabank and Repsol.
- Communication meansón: Various means of communicationón.
- Stock Exchange: London Stock Exchange.
- Transport: british railway operatoránico.
- Common users: Affectó even to individual users.
The incidence, that hardó several hours, chanceó problems like blue screens, inability to log inón and failures in online services, affecting thousands of companies, which isáalready receiving an updateóemergency to restore normal services to its customers.
