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"Friday’s global IT outage – caused by a faulty software update from
cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike – wrought havoc on business operations around
the world.
Severe disruptions were reported in multiple countries, including Australia,
New Zealand, Japan, India, the United States and the United Kingdom. Many
businesses were unable to access critical systems and data, leading to
significant delays and financial losses.
As the crisis struck, many of us would have been preoccupied with its immediate
consumer impacts – hospital systems going down, some supermarkets operating
cash-only, flights getting delayed, and news anchors reading from printed
notes.
But it’s often forgotten that our supply chains – the complex networks that
turn raw materials into finished products and get them where they’re needed –
have also become deeply integrated with technology. They were hit hard too.
Over the past few decades, advanced IT systems have been adopted in supply
chains to better manage inventory, coordinate shipping and logistics, make
decisions and share information.
This technology has brought enormous benefits to supply chain management. But
it has also introduced major new vulnerabilities, as we’ve just seen first
hand. We need to be better prepared to face similar crises in future."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
