Africa Links 24 with Neesa Moodley
Published on 2024-07-20 14:07:00
Technology has invaded most aspects of our lives, but this has never been more glaringly apparent than on Friday, 19 July, when a cybersecurity update from CrowdStrike malfunctioned, causing a global tech outage.
The fault was caused by a defect in a Falcon content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts were not affected. However, the tech fallout had worldwide effects, grounding airlines, silencing broadcasters and affecting servers from Australia to the US to South Africa.
Daily Maverick
