President Joe Biden has been briefed on the recent global IT outage affecting businesses across the world, including the health care sector and airline industry. The outage, caused by a fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, led to disruptions in various sectors, resulting in delays and cancellations of flights across the United States.
Hospitals and medical centers in the U.S. are experiencing significant disruptions due to the outage, with facilities like the Harris Health Quentin Mease Health Center in Houston and Mass General Brigham in Boston canceling elective procedures and non-urgent medical visits. Despite the challenges, hospitals continue to ensure that patients currently receiving care are attended to.
The CEO of CrowdStrike, George Kurtz, has apologized for the impact caused by the outage and assured that the issue has been fixed on their end. However, experts warn that restoring services may be a lengthy process, requiring manual efforts on the part of users.
The IT outage is described as unprecedented and has had a profound impact, affecting industries worldwide. Commuters using public transportation systems in cities like New York and Washington have also faced disruptions due to the outage.
Furthermore, 911 services in New Hampshire were temporarily affected by the outage, but have since been restored. The cause of the outage is under investigation, and authorities urge the public not to make test calls to 911.
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