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Outage is a term used in information security to describe a situation where a computer system, network, or internet service becomes unavailable or cannot provide its intended functionality. This disruption can affect anything from a single website to an entire network, potentially hindering access to data, applications, or online services.
In the context of information security, an outage can be the result of various causes such as hardware failure, software errors, malicious attacks such as Denial of Service (DoS) or Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, natural disasters, or even planned downtime for maintenance. Outages are significant incidents that organizations attempt to prevent, plan for, and quickly resolve due to their potential impact on business operations, reputation, and revenue. The ability to effectively manage and recover from an outage is a crucial aspect of an organization's continuity planning and resilience against cyber threats.
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Security community needs to rally and share more info faster, one researcher says Amid new reports of attackers pummeling a maximum security hole (CVE-2025-55182) in the React JavaScript library, Cloudflare's technology chief said his company took down its own network, forcing a widespread outage early Friday, to patch React2Shell.…
Ongoing Rapid Reset DDoS flood attacks exposed organizations need to patch CVE-2023-44487 immediately to head off crippling outages and business disruption.