Homeland Security committee demands appearance by CrowdStrike CEO
Elon Musk says Tesla will produce humanoid robots for sale by next year. Google will not phase out third party cookies after all. Switzerland mandates open-source software for its government operations and the Homeland Security committee would like to have a chat with the CEO of CrowdStrike. All this and more on the “never say […]
CrowdStrike CEO summoned by Homeland Security committee over software disaster
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has been called to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security following a disastrous software update that caused widespread chaos. The update, which resulted in Windows systems crashing globally, has been described as possibly the largest IT outage in history. Mark E. Green, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland […]
77% of employees report that AI has increased their workload: Survey
A recent study conducted by The Upwork Research Institute highlights a significant disconnect between executive expectations and employee experiences with AI in the workplace. Despite 96% of C-suite executives anticipating AI to boost productivity, 77% of employees report that AI has increased their workloads and hampered productivity. This has led to a rise in employee […]
FCC says AT&T is responsible for botched network outage blocking 92 million calls in February
An FCC investigation revealed that a botched network update by AT&T caused a massive nationwide outage on February 22, 2024. This outage blocked over 92 million calls, including 25,000 attempts to reach 911, affecting more than 125 million devices. The incident began three minutes after the update, disconnecting all devices due to a configuration error […]
Homeland Security committee summons CEO of CrowdStrike: Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, July 24, 2024
The US House Committee on Homeland Security has summoned Crowdstrike’s CEO to explain what happened, A new malware strain that attacks critical infrastructure has surfaced in Ukraine, and the deal that was supposed to be the biggest start up acquisition in history has fallen apart. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. I’m Jim Love, sitting in […]
