Tag: Microsoft Crowdstrike

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity firm’s role in global Microsoft tech outage

July 23, 2024 admin

Republicans who lead the House Homeland Security committee said Monday they want answers soon [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company’s role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected…

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Microsoft CrowdStrike: How World Scrambled To Deal With One Of The Biggest IT Crashes: 10 Points

July 19, 2024 admin

Passengers wait to be checked-in at Hong Kong International Airport New Delhi: Airlines, banks and businesses across the world were scrambling today to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus program. The US grounded all planes briefly; flights in other nations were affected. Here’s…

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90% Flights Disrupted In Bengaluru Terminal 1 Due To Microsoft Outage

July 19, 2024 admin

90% flights in Bengaluru affected due to CrowdStrike Microsoft outage New Delhi: The global Microsoft outage has affected 90 per cent flights operating from Bengaluru airport’s Terminal 1, sources have said. IndiGo airlines officials said the situation is likely to continue till midnight. Twenty-six flights have been cancelled in Terminal 1 and 2, most of…

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