A laptop on fire with the Crowdstrike logo
  • A massive IT outage Friday disrupted services globally, affecting companies from airlines to banks.
  • The disruption was linked to a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
  • Experts warn these technical disruptions could worsen but that there's no easy fix.

If you had to fly, log in to your bank account, or go for elective surgery, a massive IT outage Friday offered a reminder: We're all in this technical morass together.