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Systems are down on a global level due to a software update from crowdstrike software.

Crowdstrike software is an anti ransomware tool that protects Microsoft Windows computers. Crowdstrike released a patch that has crippled systems all over the world.

All you can do at this point is wait. Our clients do not utilize crowdstrike software so your computers should work however you may find some software and websites you work with may be down.

Here is more information from wired.com

The widespread Windows outages have been linked to a software update from cybersecurity giant ​​CrowdStrike. It is not believed the issues are linked to a malicious cyberattack, cybersecurity officials say, but stem from a misconfigured/corrupted update that CrowdStrike pushed out to its customers.

Source: Wired

https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-outage-crowdstrike-global-it-probems/

Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World A software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems globally.