'Hard to find a part of the economy that wouldn't be affected': What NZ bosses need to know about CrowdStrike outage

'Hard to find a part of the economy that wouldn't be affected': What NZ bosses need to know about CrowdStrike outage
CyberCX's Dan Richardson hopes a fix will come in hours, but thinks it could also have a "long tail". (Image: Supplied)
Dileepa Fonseka
Victoria Young
Read more: CrowdStrike boss updates on major cyber outage. Technology experts are advising chief executives and bosses to reach out to their IT teams, insurers and dust off business continuity plans as a global cyber outage impacts New Zealand. CyberCX executive director for strategy and risk Dan Richardson said you would struggle to find a business unaffected by the current outage and everyone needed to take notice.“It’ll be hard to find a part of the economy that wouldn’t be affected by this.”Richardson said...

More Infrastructure

‘Bluewater backbone’: Lyttelton, Auckland ports plan $1b+ of upgrades
Policy

‘Bluewater backbone’: Lyttelton, Auckland ports plan $1b+ of upgrades

Two of the biggest NZ ports are raising prices as they plan major investments.

Cost of Ōtaki to north of Levin highway nears $2b
Infrastructure

Cost of Ōtaki to north of Levin highway nears $2b

In 2020, the lower North Island expressway was costed at just $817m.

Oliver Lewis 01 Jul 2025
'There are some firms in NZ I won’t touch'
Policy

'There are some firms in NZ I won’t touch'

Adam Feeley on the reluctance to call out poor performers in NZ infrastructure sector.

Oliver Lewis 30 Jun 2025
Food scrap U-turn chills waste sector investment
Infrastructure

Food scrap U-turn chills waste sector investment

The Government’s backtrack on the food waste mandate undermines investor confidence.

Cécile Meier 30 Jun 2025