INTERVIEW: Is Australia well prepared for another IT outage?

Laptop computer showing its blue screen with blue screen of death.

Laptop computer showing its blue screen with blue screen of death. Source: Getty / Chalermphol Liawsutee

The Australian government says it is still trying to get to the bottom of the impact of the global tech outage. The global outage affected Windows operating systems - and was triggered by a faulty software update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. SBS World News presenter Anton Enus spoke with cyber security expert Richard Buckland from the University of New South Wales about how prepared Australia was for the outage.


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