#regulatoryoversight

Fallout from Faulty Friday CrowdStrike Update Persists

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July 22, 2024 at 08:02AM The July 19 CrowdStrike glitch caused widespread Microsoft outages, affecting 29,000 customers and paralyzing world sectors. Recovery is labor-intensive, requiring manual PC booting and could take days or weeks. Experts criticize CrowdStrike’s testing, rollout, and Friday update deployment. The incident raises regulatory scrutiny and attracts cyber adversaries. CrowdStrike faces challenges … Read more

Spam crusade lands charity in hot water with data watchdog

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March 5, 2024 at 04:35AM Penny Appeal, a charity providing aid to crisis-hit countries, has been ordered by the Information Commissioner’s Office to cease sending unsolicited texts after dispatching over 460,000 messages to 52,000 people without consent. Despite prior warnings, the charity was found to still be sending illegal marketing texts, prompting the ICO to … Read more