The world is slowly recovering from what some are calling the largest IT outage in history. It was caused by a defect in an update delivered for Microsoft Windows users by cyber security company CrowdStrike. Airlines, banks and hospitals and were among the worst-hit. CrowdStrike’s CEO has… Source link
CrowdStrike also manages endpoint protection, antivirus capabilities, real-time monitoring, and threat detection to prevent unauthorised access, and protect customers from hackers and breaches. The company is one of several that provide similar security software, usually to larger organisations. More than 23,000 worldwide companies are subscribed to CrowdStrike, and although its software impacts millions of end-users, … Read more
Interestingly I started writing this article on the Friday afternoon the global CrowdStrike outage occurred. It is amazing to reflect on the similarities between the two outages. Both occurred because of a rogue software update and both showing our lack of resilience and ICT diversity. Issues like this need to be addressed in our underlying … Read more
The major Microsoft Windows outage may have caused major headaches and been frustrating — but many also found it a source of fun. The blue screen of death prompted many to post hilarious memes, with the Fremantle Dockers leading the way. Poking fun at the mega-glitch, the club recommended fans go back to old technology … Read more
‘This is basically what we were all worried about with Y2K.’ Source link
Optus will dish out 20,000 mobile phones to vulnerable customers ahead of a massive change set to impact thousands of devices across the country. Telco giants are preparing to switch off support for Australia’s 3G network, which has been in place since the early 2000s. It means compatible 3G mobile devices will soon no longer … Read more
A widespread Microsoft outage has caused chaos across Australia, impacting a wide range of institutions, including universities, government agencies, banks, airlines, and police systems. The outage, which began on Friday afternoon, has been traced back to an issue with a third-party security sensor managed by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. Universities and Government Agencies Also Affected Tens … Read more
IT outages are impacting businesses and institutions across Australia including news outlets, banks, supermarkets, airports and telecommunications companies. Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said it was “a technical issue, caused by a to its customers. “They have issued a fix for this, allowing affected companies and organisations to reboot their systems without the problem. O’Neil … Read more
IT outages are impacting businesses and institutions across Australia including news outlets, banks, supermarkets, airports and telecommunications companies. Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said it was “a technical issue, caused by a to its customers. “They have issued a fix for this, allowing affected companies and organisations to reboot their systems without the problem. O’Neil … Read more
IT outages are impacting businesses and institutions across Australia including news outlets, banks, supermarkets, airports and telecommunications companies. Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said it was “a technical issue, caused by a to its customers. “They have issued a fix for this, allowing affected companies and organisations to reboot their systems without the problem. O’Neil … Read more