After CrowdStrike, are we at risk of another major tech outage?

Our Y2K bug fears became a reality when millions of computers were disabled worldwide over the weekend.

Microsoft estimates the outage meant about 8.5 million computers were disabled when an update from global cybersecurity company, CrowdStrike, went wrong.

Banks, airports, supermarkets, media companies and retailers were left scrambling – and the company’s chief executive says it could be ‘some time’ before systems are completely back to normal.

It’s believed to have been the biggest tech outage in history – so what can we learn from this to prevent it from happening again? And does it expose weaknesses in a globally connected computer network?

Today on The Front Page, to analyse the next steps from this tech crisis, we’re joined by Aura Information Security, Advisory Consultant, Alastair Miller.

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