Centre Issues Advisory on Microsoft Windows Outage
The Centre issued an advisory today regarding the outage of Microsoft Windows caused by the CrowdStrike agent ‘Falcon Sensor’ update. Union Minister for Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnav shared the information on social media, mentioning the CERT-In advisory on the Microsoft outage.
The CERT-In reported that Windows hosts using the CrowdStrike agent ‘Falcon Sensor’ were experiencing crashes and outages due to a recent update. Users were facing the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)” related to Falcon Sensor. The cyber security agency stated that the issues arose from the latest update by CrowdStrike, which has since been reverted.
Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar expressed his hope for a swift resolution, emphasizing the widespread use of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Suite in India. He highlighted the impact of any disruption on these platforms on businesses and operations, pledging government support to work with Microsoft to restore services promptly.
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