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Delta Airlines to ‘rethink Microsoft’ in wake of CrowdStrike outage

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In the wake of the widespread outage caused by a defective update to CrowdStrike’s Falcon cybersecurity platform, Delta Airlines is among the first enterprises to come forward to demand compensation from CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the enormous losses caused by the interruption of its flights during the failure.

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How Southwest’s CIO modernized the airline through turbulent times

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Taking the helm as CIO is a major transition for any IT leader, but Lauren Woods’ experience at Southwest Airlines stands apart. The result was a PR firestorm with more than 15,000 cancelled flights , unprecedented refunds and reimbursements, a $220 million revenue loss during Q4 , and a $140 million civil penalty when the dust settled.

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United Airlines CISO Deneen DeFiore on elevating cyber’s value to the business

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Deneen DeFiore is a Hall of Fame technology executive who currently serves as vice president and chief information security officer at United Airlines, where she leads the cybersecurity and digital risk organization to ensure the company is prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to evolving cyber threats.

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Counting the cost of CrowdStrike: the bug that bit billions

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Parametrix, known for its cloud monitoring and insurance solutions, has pegged the total loss for the 25% of Fortune 500 companies affected (excluding Microsoft) at a staggering $5.4 Costs most likely come from loss of trading due to unavailability of systems,” said Duncan Brown, group vice president, research at IDC said.

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Product-based IT fuels Lufthansa’s digital CX transformation

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Like many airlines, Lufthansa Group had its business upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. By April 2020, with travel bans proliferating, the airline suffered losses of €1 million per hour. We strongly believe and focus a lot on how we can give better data to cabin crews so they can, for instance, welcome you.”

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The 4 pillars of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: Customers share their successes

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Within the platform, Careem uses Zscaler Data Loss Prevention and cloud access security broker (CASB) to block risky cloud applications and control high-value data across TLS/SSL. It results in loss of productivity due to latency and exposes the network, devices, and users to potential risk.

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What is predictive analytics? Transforming data into future insights

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Airlines frequently use predictive analytics to set ticket prices reflecting past travel trends. DC Water drives down water loss The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is using predictive analytics to drive down water loss in its system. As such it can help adopters find ways to save and earn money.