Could the CrowdStrike global tech crash happen again? A former Microsoft executive weighs in 

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Businesses, governments, and airlines across the world experienced hours-long disruptions on Friday after a widespread technology outage caused by a faulty software update. 

CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides software to thousands of companies around the world, says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows. 

The outage was not caused by a security incident or cyberattack, CrowdStrike said.