Get the latest tech news

One Nation Mostly Unaffected by the Crowdstrike Outage: China


The BBC reports that "while most of the world was grappling with the blue screen of death on Friday," there was one country that managed to escape largely unscathed: China. The reason is actually quite simple: CrowdStrike is hardly used there. Very few organisations will buy software from an Ame...

The BBC reports that "while most of the world was grappling with the blue screen of death on Friday," there was one country that managed to escape largely unscathed: China. Over recent years, government organisations, businesses and infrastructure operators have increasingly been replacing foreign IT systems with domestic ones. "It's a testament to China's strategic handling of foreign tech operations," says Josh Kennedy White, a cybersecurity expert based in Singapore.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of China

China

Photo of nation

nation

Photo of CrowdStrike outage

CrowdStrike outage

Related news:

News photo

US Prepares Jamming Devices Targeting Russia, China Satellites

News photo

Third Day of 1,000+ Cancelled Flights, Just in the US, After Crowdstrike Outage

News photo

China is on track to reach its 2030 clean energy targets already