New Delhi, July 22: Microsoft outage has recently caused significant disruptions worldwide, affecting various sectors such as airlines, banking and healthcare. The global tech outage was primarily triggered by a cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike. Many users experienced the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on their Windows operating systems, which had led to system failures. The Microsoft IT outage impacted numerous businesses and public services, causing widespread concern. However, one country that remained mostly unaffected by the global IT outage incident was China.

As per a report of South China Morning Post, China was mostly unaffected by the outage. Multiple reports indicated that airports in Beijing operated normally, while in other regions of the world faced significant disruptions. The Microsoft outage had a severe impact on many countries, disrupting operations across various sectors. Airlines faced delays, banks experienced transaction issues and healthcare systems encountered problems. Microsoft Outage: Tech Giant Releases New Recovery Tool To Fix Windows Devices Over CrowdStrike Issue; Check How To Use It.

What is CrowdStrike?

CrowdStrike is a leading cybersecurity firm established in 2011 to protect the world's largest companies and hardware from cyber threats and vulnerabilities. The company specialises in endpoint security to prevent malicious software or files from compromising corporate networks through connected devices. The recent Microsoft IT outage was caused by an issue with the Falcon content update released by the CrowdStrike for Windows hosts. The defect led to widespread blue screen crashes (BSODs) across the Windows operating system.

Why Was China Less Affected by Microsoft Outage?

Here are some important reasons why China was less affected when compared to the United States, Europe and some parts of South Asia. China's approach to technology and cybersecurity has played an important role in its limited disruption during the Microsoft outage. The country has been reportedly working to decrease its dependence on foreign technology, systems and hardware in its sectors, which has allowed its infrastructure to withstand such global tech outage. Microsoft Says CrowdStrike Bug Hit 8.5 Million Windows Devices.

As per reports, foreign businesses and hotel chains in China experienced problems because of the outage. However, most of China's infrastructure and institutions were not affected. Airports in Beijing and Shanghai operated normally without any issues.

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