Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by massive worldwide outage

December 11, 2024 at 01:56PM Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp experienced a significant global outage on Wednesday afternoon, affecting users to different extents depending on their location. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **Service Outage**: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp experienced a significant worldwide outage on Wednesday afternoon. 2. **Geographical Impact**: The extent of service disruption varied by … Read more

Over a Third of Cyberattacks Result in Job Losses

September 13, 2024 at 02:20PM In the past year, over half of organizations experienced cyber threats, with larger companies being more susceptible. These incidents led to job losses, as reported by 37% of surveyed UK IT professionals. Databarracks’ Data Health Check highlighted the impact of cyber-attacks on downtime and data loss, particularly for larger businesses. … Read more

From chaos to cadence: Celebrating two decades of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday

October 11, 2023 at 09:09AM Microsoft introduced Patch Tuesday in October 2003, a monthly release of software fixes on the second Tuesday of each month. The change brought predictability and stability for IT administrators, who previously faced chaotic patching processes. The number of patches has increased significantly over the years, and other vendors have joined … Read more