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— 26 November 2024 —

A brittle network

Resilience

Two months ago, what should have been a routine software update by a security company, CrowdStrike, crashed millions of computers around the world running Microsoft Windows. Airlines grounded flights. Subways stopped. Operators of 911 lines couldn’t dispatch help. Stores shut down. Hospitals canceled surgeries.

Steve Lohr

Read full article by Steve Lohr in The New York Times

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