Posts by tag: "Failure"

The sysadmin took a break and left half of Africa without internet.

An engineer from a South African internet service provider accidentally deleted critical network settings while hurrying out for a smoke break, resulting in the largest internet outage on the African continent at that time. Decades ago, one of South ...

From Linux kernel panic to critical Windows crash - CrowdStrike antivirus "kills" PCs with different operating systems

Last week, a significant computer failure shook the world. Due to the "blue screen of death" and cyclical reboots, Windows computers ceased to function in numerous organizations, including banks, transportation, and financial firms, among others. It ...

Not now, Intel! Processor maker launches poll on "favorite computer era" in the midst of massive IT disruption

While the whole world is trying to overcome the consequences of the crash caused by an error in the CrowdStrike antivirus update, Intel launches a poll about users' favorite computer era. On the official British page of the processor manufacturer on ...