Now on Bbc News talking business. Hello and welcome to talking business. Here is what is on the programme. Crowdstrikes faulty software update. The largest It Outage in history. Thousands of flights were grounded, hospitals disrupted and broadcasters knocked off the air as millions of devices running Microsoft Windows crashed but as the costs ratcheted up into the billions of dollars we ask whether it is the price we pay by being so reliant on digital infrastructure. I will discuss that and more with a cyber influence and all there and i will talk to the boss of a global Cyber Security film, ncc group. Plus what does it all say about our readiness for the latest Artificial Intelligence breakthroughs . We will speak to one boss helping companies bring cutting edge ai into the workplace. Welcome to the programme. Now, the great global It Outage came not from cyber criminals but from a company trying to protect us from them. The previously Inconspicuous Crowdstrike became a Household Name
Microsoft says that the It Chaos caused by a flawed update rolled out by the Cybersecurity Firm Crowdstrike affected 8. 5 million Windows Devices. With thousands of flights cancelled, and banking, healthcare, and businesses all affected, we look at what happened in this special programme the worldwide computer crash. So, people are tired. Theyve been handing out water. The boards dont really say anything. Thousands of flights cancelled. Due to the outage my Credit Card System isnt working. Payment systems down. Around the globe, remember, this could cost billions. I mean, even trillions if it keeps going on like this. If we look at the scale of the impact, its gigantic. I was told that the system is down all over the country as well. Appointments cancelled. Computer systems in turmoil. Many people saying this is potentially the biggest It Outage that we have seen, probably in the last 25, 30 years. Of course, the first thing you think is, is this the big cyberattack that everybody has
As a Priority Pathogen by the World Health Organisation because of its potential to trigger an epidemic. With me is Dr Bharat pankhania, hes a consultant in communicable Disease Control at the University Of Exeter medical school. Thanks very much for being with us. So how much of a threat is this . It is a threat in those areas where we have Fruit Bats, animal farming, especially pigs and a high density human population. It can go from batch to humans or backs to be extremely humans and also humans to humans. Bats. They can so would be in those areas where the Fruit Bats are present, the pigs and humans are present. Just bats are present, the pigs and humans are present. Bats are present, the pigs and humans are present. Just talk and see what are humans are present. Just talk and see what are the humans are present. Just talk and see what are the Potential Humans are present. Just talk and. See what are the potential symptoms and what happens with this. You start off with and what hap
We start here in the uk, where the Chancellor Rachel reeves says the government will make sure the Sums Add Up before agreeing to fund a recommended 5. 5 Pay Increase to teachers and nhs staff. The above Inflation Rise has been recommended by independent Pay Review bodies. Heres our political correspondent tony bonsignore. Its a decision that will affect millions of teachers and nhs workers whether to accept the independent recommendation of Pay Review bodies and give them a Pay Rise of 5. 5 , of teachers and nhs workers whether to accept the independent recommendation of Pay Review bodies and give them a Pay Rise of 5. 5 , or offer a more modest Increase And Risk disappointing millions of labour voters, as well as potentially more industrial action. Today, in Herfirst Big Interview since the election, Rachel Reeves dropped a big hint that above Inflation Rises for Public Sector workers are on the way. We also know that there is a cost to not settling, a cost of further industrial acti
On microsoft devices. The Companys Ceo apologised for the outage, saying it was not the result of a Security Incident or cyber attack. Although crowdstrike has resolved the issue, the company warns it could take some time before systems are back up and running. Our Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman takes a look at what exactly happened and how it affected patients, passengers and businesses. The world woke up this morning to global chaos. Massive Tech Outages are impacting airlines, businesses, offices. Thousands of flights grounded globally, long queues, frustrated passengers. There was nothing on the boards. There was nothing. There was no ground staff. In the uk, doctors surgeries forced to let down patients. Were going to have to cancel your appointment. Businesses unable to serve customers. Well, i tried to receive a Credit Card Payment and it just would not accept it Credit Card and debit card. And Tv Programmes abruptly taken off air. The cause . At crowdstrike, we monitor trillion