But the outage triggered warnings from cyber security experts about a surge in hacking attempts exploiting the IT disruption. One of the more heartening aspects of the global IT outage was the resilience displayed by many organisations. There were cases of airlines switching rapidly to manual check-in systems and reporting no flight delays despite the outage. DORA, on the other hand, ­emphasises operational resilience in the financial sector. It focuses on the need for thorough digital operational resilience testing, and mandates incident response and recovery plans.

Source: Irish Independent July 28, 2024 03:05 UTC