World grapples with fallout from CrowdStrike outage

CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
https://apnews.com/article/crowdstrike-tech-outage-microsoft-windows-falcon-4bc4b6817614c274daeabf0e2c52477a

One company's significant impact on the internet stems from a lack of trust in the underlying technology.

Computers, despite appearing to be individual devices, often rely on numerous third-party plug-ins and dependencies, which can contribute to widespread disruptions like the recent global outages.

This is why Bitcoin node software does not automatically update; doing so would introduce systemic risks that could compromise the entire network's stability.