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MISSED SOFTWARE UPDATE CAUSED TELSTRA OUTAGE
Telstra's CEO told a Senate inquiry that a neglected software update on a critical timekeeping system caused last week's nationwide network outage. Maintenance staff were unaware of the design change and the mass outage risk it posed.
The Guardian — Technology+0m
Vicki Brady told senators maintenance staff were unaware of mass outage risk as critical software failure ‘rippled slowl…