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Why competition laws could increase the risk of blue screen attacks

We should beware of one-size-fits-all technology policies that could open smart devices to the third-party vulnerabilities that caused the CrowdStrike outage.

Michael Rogers and Jane M. Hardy

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Today’s digital and technological ecosystem is both more important and more complex than anyone could have imagined even just a few years ago.

People now use connected devices for everything, from paying for their morning coffee to ordering a car, to finding romance. That connectivity, its operating technologies as well as the data it stores and accesses, is also increasingly underpinning our economies and national security. But as we all rely on our connected technologies for more purposes, we also create more vulnerabilities that could lead to disruptions.

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Michael Rogers, Admiral USN (ret) previously served simultaneously as Commander of U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency under President Obama and President Trump.
Jane M. Hardy is a former Australian ambassador, senior career diplomat and Australian Government official.

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/technology/why-competition-laws-could-increase-the-risk-of-blue-screen-attacks-20240929-p5keat