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Experts Suggest CrowdStrike Update Behind Global Outage Likely Skipped Key Checks

The lack of thorough testing is believed to have contributed to the widespread disruption affecting clients' computer systems worldwide.

Latin Times

Business secretary expects to call in Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail takeover for review; Ryanair profits fall 46% – as it happened

UK business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says it is “reasonable” to expect Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail would be subject to government review

The Guardian - UK

CrowdStrike says significant number of devices back online after global outage

But experts says full recovery from Friday’s IT failure could take weeks

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Corfu holidaymakers suffer 50-hour delay 'nightmare' after IT meltdown hits flights

A Tui flight to Manchester due to depart on Friday was rescheduled to Sunday

Evening Standard

The Crowdstrike outage showed that risk management is essential. Why are so many businesses reluctant to do it?

In the wake of the widespread chaos we saw on Friday, one old adage perhaps feels even truer now than when it was first coined in the 1960s:

The Conversation

Stock market today: Asian shares fall after Wall St ends worst week; Biden withdraw from 2024 race

Asian stocks are mostly lower after President Joe Biden exited the 2024 race

The Independent UK

Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage: how a single software update was able to cause IT chaos across the globe

The world as we know it increasingly relies on digital connectivity that, for the most part, works quietly and invisibly in the background. So how did a single software update bring down half the internet?

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Apple fans stay humble despite CrowdStrike causing Windows outage

The CrowdStrike IT outage is unprecedented, but Apple users have been remembering how they weren't always so lucky.

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UK doctors and travel firms warn of backlog after global IT outage

CrowdStrike has ‘fixed’ defect but knock-on effects of disruption continue to affect NHS and air travel

The Guardian - UK

Small businesses grapple with global tech outages created by CrowdStrike

Businesses from airlines to hospitals have been grappling with faulty software update that caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday

The Independent UK

Over 1,000 US Flights Canceled For Third Day Due To Tech Outage

Global tech outage causes over 1,000 US flight cancellations for 3 days. CrowdStrike software update leads to widespread disruptions.

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Global Warning: Phishing Scams Exploit Cybersecurity Outage

Learn about the aftermath of the CrowdStrike software update issue, including phishing scams, flight cancellations, and healthcare system challenges.

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The Observer view on the global IT crash: lessons must be learned from CrowdStrike fiasco

Error that caused a global standstill reveals fragility of a networked world that has been created for efficiency rather than resilience

The Independent UK

Thousands of passengers face fresh flight cancellations and delays in aftermath of global IT outage

Exclusive: Tui passengers were worst hit on Friday, with British Airways and easyJet grounding the highest number of flights on Saturday. In total, 75,000 passengers have been affected since Friday

The Independent UK

8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike

As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain

Evening Standard

NHS warns of more disruption to GP services after 8.5 million Windows devices hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

Thousands had their travel plans cancelled when a botched software update hit Microsoft’s Windows operating system, with many passengers greeted with the “blue screen of death” at airports

Tom’s Hardware

Windows 3.1 saves the day during CrowdStrike outage — Southwest Airlines scrapes by with archaic OS

Southwest Airlines was able to keep operating even when all other airlines were crippled by the CrowdStrike update because their systems use Windows 3.1, a 32-year-old operating system that no longer receives updates.

Windows Central

Elon Musk blames diversity efforts for the widespread CrowdStrike digital pandemic that stunted Microsoft services

While Microsoft and CrowdStrike have issued statements indicating the issue has been fixed, Elon Musk used the opportunity to attack the latter's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Android Central

That huge 'Microsoft outage' probably didn't affect you, but the next one might

Software outages are messy and expensive. They can also be a great learning opportunity.

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