Airlines around the world experienced disruption on an unprecedented scale after a widespread global computer outage grounded planes and created chaos at airports. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg CrowdStrike Glitch Highlights Risk of Single Point of Failure in Cybersecurity
Competition regulators took notice when a faulty software update from CrowdStrike, a major player in the cybersecurity industry, took down Windows systems all over the world. FTC Chair Lina Khan called it another example of "how concentration can create fragile systems."
July 30, 2024 at 02:19 PM
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Cybersecurity
The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
Competition regulators have been on high alert for risks posed by too much market concentration, where a single point of failure can disrupt business worldwide. A cascading information technology outage that recently grounded hundreds of flights, upended health care and halted banking across the globe has been no exception.
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