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What is CrowdStrike? How a cybersecurity update caused a global tech outage

What is CrowdStrike? How a cybersecurity update caused a global tech outage

A global tech outage has grounded airlines, knocked news channels off the air, brought banks offline and interfered with 911 operators as workers around the world woke up on Friday and found they couldn’t boot up their computers. The reason for the outage is a single software update originating from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The faulty

CrowdStrike outage: Canadian flights, health care disrupted after faulty update

CrowdStrike outage: Canadian flights, health care disrupted after faulty update

Some Canadian flights, hospitals and media services were disrupted on Friday amid a global technology outage that has grounded planes and impacted banks as well as other businesses across the world. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said on Friday that the problem occurred after a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows and the issue was being resolved.“This

B.C. boy’s death underscores rise of sextortion in Canada. What can be done?

B.C. boy’s death underscores rise of sextortion in Canada. What can be done?

The death of a 12-year-old boy in British Columbia who police and his family say fell victim to online sextortion has advocates warning the issue is getting worse in Canada. For years, law enforcement and researchers have been warning about the dangers of rising incidents of criminals targeting minors through sextortion, calling the problem an

Google Canada starts layoffs as parent company cuts 12,000 workers globally

Google Canada starts layoffs as parent company cuts 12,000 workers globally

Google sent layoff notices on Monday to affected Canadian employees after its parent company Alphabet announced earlier this year it was cutting 12,000 of its global workforce. Google Canada spokesperson Lauren Skelly said notifications had been sent to staff impacted by the cuts announced last month. It wasn’t immediately clear how many Canadian jobs were