Friday’s widespread global technology outage did not affect critical organizations in Lithuania, but the recovery of the affected systems overall will take time due to the nature of the disruptions, according to Liudas Alisauskas, director of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC).
“We are not aware of any very significant damage in Lithuania. Only one organization has been affected,” Alisauskas told LRT Radio on Saturday.
“Critical or highly important organizations that ensure energy, water supply, and other functions are not affected,” he added.
The director noted that the speed of system recovery depended on the capacity of each organization’s IT team, adding that the situation was unique because there was no way to centrally or automatically fix the systems.
“This means that IT specialists will have to go to each computer to perform actions, which will be very time-consuming,” he said.
The incidents were linked to an update to the CrowdStrike Falcon antivirus software, causing an issue with Windows software.
The outage hit businesses worldwide, with reports of grounded or delayed flights, disrupted television broadcasts, and affected banking services. Widespread disruptions were reported on Friday in the US, UK, Germany, India, New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere.
Ryanair and Wizz Air, which operate flights in Lithuania, on Friday reported online check-in and flight booking issues. Benu, a chain of 85 pharmacies across Lithuania, was also affected by the outage.
Source: BNS
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