The IT Expert: This is Why the Problem Becomes Global

A global player used within a range of different industries and operations. This is the explanation for why the IT problems with the company Crowdstrike have been able to grow so large, according to IT security specialist Karl Emil Nikka.

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A global player used in a variety of industries and activities. This is the explanation for why the IT problems with the company Crowdstrike have been able to grow so large, according to IT security specialist Karl Emil Nikka.

The American cybersecurity company Crowdstrike sent out an update regarding the Falcon software to its customers. It was there that the problems began, which have now forced airlines to ground their planes, TV companies to stop broadcasting, and banking operations to be affected to a large extent.

This is because a very large number of users of this client protection have received an incorrect update. Very many of these computers have therefore also crashed, says Karl Emil Nikka.

Have taken measures

The fact that Crowdstrike is used globally and in very socially critical activities, such as the aviation industry, also means that the consequences become so large.

That's why we're now seeing this happen all over the world, says Karl Emil Nikka.

Crowdstrike has already taken measures regarding the error, but how easy or difficult it is to get to grips with the problem itself depends on an important factor, notes Karl Emil Nikka:

If the computer can get into the Windows operating system, then they can do the update. The problem is that if the computers can't even get into Windows, then they can't get the application to update the incorrect file.

"Could have been even worse"

Karl Emil Nikka notes at the same time that the situation could have been significantly worse with fewer suppliers of security products for computer systems.

It's healthy. Had we had fewer, say five, then this could have been even worse. We are actually protected by the fact that we have so many different ones, then it doesn't become a situation where the whole society is knocked out.

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