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Airlines, government and businesses rush to get back on track after global tech disruption

Transport providers, businesses, hospitals and governments on Saturday are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage. The biggest continuing effect has been on air travel. Carriers canceled thousands of flights on Friday and now have many of their planes and crews in the wrong place, while airports …

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Airlines, government and businesses rush to get back on track after global tech disruption

Transport providers, businesses and governments on Saturday are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage. The biggest continuing effect has been on air travel. Carriers canceled thousands of flights on Friday and now have many of their planes and crews in the wrong place, while airports facing …

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Santa Cruz County government offices, Dominican Hospital experience impacts of global IT outage

Quick Take Organizations in Santa Cruz County, and across the globe, experienced technology issues Thursday night into Friday after a faulty software update led computers to crash. Microsoft Windows users, with software from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, were affected. Several organizations in Santa Cruz County, including Dominican Hospital, Bay Federal Credit Union and the County …

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Colorado state, local government services impacted by global IT outage

DENVER — A global IT outage disrupted organizations around the world on Friday, including several government agencies across Colorado. Coloradans attempting to use many online government services were greeted by error messages Friday morning informing them that services were not available. The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles said most of its services were affected, including …

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Numerous local government offices, hospital impacted by global internet outage

(WBNG) — County offices, hospitals, and more are feeling the effects of a global internet outage Friday. This includes local offices and agencies. The following places have reported being affected by the outage. Click on the links for more information. This list will be updated as more details become available. Copyright 2024 WBNG. All rights …

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State agencies in Kansas affected Friday by global technology outage

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – State agencies in Kansas were being affected Friday by the global technology outage, officials said. The Kansas Office of Information Technology Services confirmed that a software update from vendor partner CrowdStrike has impacted services for executive branch agencies. Officials said this was not a cybersecurity attack and there is no threat …

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Global outage affecting government agencies across Front Range

DENVER (KDVR) — Agencies across Colorado have seen impacts from the global tech outage on Friday — some more than others. Widespread disruptions were not the result of security incident or cyberattack: CrowdStrike Major companies around the world are dealing with a Microsoft and CrowdStrike outage, according to the Associated Press. This affected banks, media …

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Global IT outage hits NC government offices. Numerous RDU flights canceled or delayed.

A worldwide computer outage is being felt in the Triangle on Friday, with state and local government systems down and numerous canceled and delayed flights at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The outage appears to have originated with a software update by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company used by governments and businesses around the world, according to The …

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CA State Fair Cannabis Awards and Experience Bring Global and Local Brands Together for First-in-Nation Cannabis Sales, Consumption & Awards Show at a State Fair

80 Brands—More than Half Craft, Legacy & Social Equity—Highlighted as Part of Historic California State Fair Cannabis Experience SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 18, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the past two years, cannabis has claimed its rightful place at the California State Fair through an educational exhibit and cannabis competition as part of the State Fair’s highly coveted Golden Bear …

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Australian government mandates cybersecurity framework, stresses global OT/ICS collaboration

As the Australian financial year 2023-2024 concludes, the nation’s Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC) announced that the Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) Annual Report will be open from July 1 to Sept. 28, 2024. This should be done using the Responsible Entity Risk Management Program – Annual Report Form. Moreover, the responsible entity …

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