CrowdStrike Outage Shows Risks of Automatic Updates

The global tech outage set off by a defective code in a CrowdStrike update is highlighting the hazards of cloud software updates. WSJ Pro Cybersecurity reporter James Rundle joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how companies are approaching the practice in the wake of outages. Plus, to protect your photos and important documents, you shouldn’t rely solely on the cloud.

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The global tech outage set off by a defective code in a CrowdStrike update is highlighting the hazards of cloud software updates. WSJ Pro Cybersecurity reporter James Rundle joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how companies are approaching the practice in the wake of outages. Plus, to protect your photos and important documents, you shouldn’t rely solely on the cloud.

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