'This is nothing short of a crisis' Today's global IT outage represents nothing short of a crisis, according to an expert. "When one service provider in the digital supply chain is affected, the whole chain can break, causing large-scale outages," Chris Dimitriadis, chief global strategy officer at ISACA, said. ISACA is an international professional association focused on IT governance. “This is nothing short of a crisis," he added. "This incident is a clear example of what could be termed a digital pandemic - a single point of failure impacting millions of lives globally." As a result, "doctors can't see their patients, media outlets can't broadcast news, and travellers are stranded at airports," he said.19 Jul 2024 11:18
'This is nothing short of a crisis'
Today's global IT outage represents nothing short of a crisis, according to an expert.
"When one service provider in the digital supply chain is affected, the whole chain can break, causing large-scale outages," Chris Dimitriadis, chief global strategy officer at ISACA, said.
ISACA is an international professional association focused on IT governance.
“This is nothing short of a crisis," he added.
"This incident is a clear example of what could be termed a digital pandemic - a single point of failure impacting millions of lives globally."
As a result, "doctors can't see their patients, media outlets can't broadcast news, and travellers are stranded at airports," he said.
