The cybersecurity bug that caused IT outages around the world on Friday dominates the front pages. The Daily Express, external asks, "How on earth did a digital pandemic paralyse the world? ", while the Daily Mirror, external dubs it "the day the world stood still". A cybersecurity professor at Surrey University, Alan Woodward, tells the Times, external CrowdStrike appears to have been a victim of its own success in attracting significant clients. The Financial Times, external quotes a security consultant, Troy Hunt, as saying that - by his estimation - this will be the largest IT outage in history.

Source: The Times July 20, 2024 14:16 UTC