CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm responsible for last week’s significant global computer outage, has revealed that the disruption was caused by a flaw in its test software.

In a detailed incident report issued on Wednesday, the company explained that the problem originated from a bug in its content validation process. This bug led to one of the software updates being mistakenly approved and distributed despite containing problematic data.

The malfunction affected millions of Windows computers worldwide, leading CrowdStrike to announce that it will revise its approach to software updates to prevent similar issues in the future.

Specifically, updates of the type that caused the outage will now be rolled out in stages rather than all at once. This gradual deployment strategy will help identify potential issues before they impact a large number of users.

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