Global IT outage: How one software update could go so wrong | DW News

Global computer systems are slowly coming back online after a massive tech outage caused chaos and confusion around the world. From broadcasters to banks, stock exchanges, and airlines. The outage also affected health care systems, with many hospitals forced to cancel surgeries. The head of the cyber-security firm which caused the crisis says he's deeply sorry for the disruptions, which were traced back to a flawed software update.

00:00 IT crash causes worldwide chaos
02:32 DW speaks with Sven Herpig, Lead for Cybersecurity Policy and Resilience at Interface, a European thinktank specializing in information technology