nhmemorymaker
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ha ! I'm cash and radio too!!
I mix but don't mingle or mettle .
Global internet outage - Disruption to airlines, banks, media and other businesses worldwide - July 19, 2024
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I mix but don't mingle or mettle .
nerosleuth
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My local natural gas company sent me a text message today informing me that their website was down and providing a phone number to call them if you had to contact them for customer service.
I went to the bank this afternoon and even though they were having PC related issues, they were able to take care of my banking needs.
I also went to the grocery store and paid cash for a couple of grocery items.
WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio reported during their 6:00 PM newscast that the outage caused a five hour delay for Columbus LE in issuing an statewide amber alert for a missing young child this morning who was found unharmed and safe before noon today.
I went to the bank this afternoon and even though they were having PC related issues, they were able to take care of my banking needs.
I also went to the grocery store and paid cash for a couple of grocery items.
WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio reported during their 6:00 PM newscast that the outage caused a five hour delay for Columbus LE in issuing an statewide amber alert for a missing young child this morning who was found unharmed and safe before noon today.
What is the takeaway from this incident? I caught, only half, of what some talking head said on a show today that recommended that companies/orgs diversify with their tech security providers. Is that the issue? I am NOT tech savy so seriously asking. Is there not enough competition among the tech security industry? Would it be wise to not use one company for every location? LOL, I'm even confusing myself while typing. I guess my point is we now know how many huge companies were using Crowdstrike and who were dealing with the aftermath. Is that in itself a security problem? And should these companies diversify and are they able to?
I probably won't understand the answer so dumb it down please.
I probably won't understand the answer so dumb it down please.
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I still use both cash and radios, though the physical radio I use most often only gets internet radio stations.
I have a little pink Bush radio that I use in the bathroom. It's not an internet one. And it runs on batteries so if the power and/or internet is down I can still use it. As long as I have charged batteries, which I do have quite a few of.
I also have a Sony small radio that I don't use much anymore. It's also a battery one.
I've also been in the situation where a shops computer went down but i was okay because I had cash and was happy to not get change.
On another site I'm on there are quite a few people proud of the fact that they "haven't carried cash for years"
Not all of what was before the internet is of no value.
I have a little pink Bush radio that I use in the bathroom. It's not an internet one. And it runs on batteries so if the power and/or internet is down I can still use it. As long as I have charged batteries, which I do have quite a few of.
I also have a Sony small radio that I don't use much anymore. It's also a battery one.
I've also been in the situation where a shops computer went down but i was okay because I had cash and was happy to not get change.
On another site I'm on there are quite a few people proud of the fact that they "haven't carried cash for years"
Not all of what was before the internet is of no value.
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TootsieFootsie
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So many people I know, when something goes wrong, even if it's something small, they have to take it to someone to fix it.
I've fixed my own computers for years. When I got my first computer, I bought the Windows for Dummies book, then after I got more confidence, if something went wrong I googled and found the answer.
I've stopped trying to help my friends, I used to tell them simple stuff like turn the computer off then on again but it seems that even that was too scary
These friends sometimes ask me who I get to fix my computer.
My answer is ME
They could also do it themselves if they were only willing to try.
I've fixed my own computers for years. When I got my first computer, I bought the Windows for Dummies book, then after I got more confidence, if something went wrong I googled and found the answer.
I've stopped trying to help my friends, I used to tell them simple stuff like turn the computer off then on again but it seems that even that was too scary
These friends sometimes ask me who I get to fix my computer.
My answer is ME
They could also do it themselves if they were only willing to try.
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Most large companies have diversified their tech. They recognize the risk of cyber-terrorism. They have all had major tech failures. They remember the great electrical grid failure in Ontario and NE USA back in 2003. They know they are at risk of in-house tech sabotage. Cybersecurity and systems backup plans are a staple for large companies in key industries. It doesn't mean that their can't/won't be disruptions (like today) but it at least reduces their potentially horrendous impact. And, we now see that many companies got their services sorted out later in the day. For smaller companies it can be too large an expense to put in place these redundant systems and processes, and for many of them they aren't in 'critical' industries. But these are real challenges for these companies and their customers.
Of course that is small comfort to people that were impacted in serious ways today.