Worldwide IT Outages: Cybersecurity Experts Weigh In

Today (19th July 2024), outages have been reported across almost every facet of society, from airlines and airports, supermarkets and banking to communication services, NHS and trains. EDR org Crowdstrike said the problem was caused by “a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts”. Whilst the company have confirmed that it was not a security incident or a cyberattack, there are still many questions about the incident.

Pros from across the cybersecurity space have weighed in.

Mayur Upadhyaya, CEO at APIContext, says:

“Our analysis from hundreds of thousands of API synthetic tests during the Microsoft outage reveals key insights: while core Azure services and Microsoft/CrowdStrike endpoints remained stable, the impact may have been felt primarily on end-devices. This highlights the critical role of robust API architectures and continuous monitoring for maintaining operational continuity, even when underlying systems experience disruptions.”

Simon Newman, Co-Founder of Cyber London and International Cyber Expo Advisory Council Member, says:

“Today’s worldwide outage shows just how complex and interconnected our supply chains are. This incident demonstrates the need for every organisation to have a robust Incident Response Plan in place that is regularly reviewed and tested to minimise the impact and recover quickly.”

“It’s important that lessons are learned from today’s incident to reduce the reduce the likelihood of it happening again and I would encourage all organisations to review their supply chain resilience regularly.”   

Martin Jartelius, CSO at Outpost24, adds:

“This incident serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of the robustness of our security and av ..

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