Fraser Health Authority says global cyber disruption risk has been addressed
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CHILLIWACK — A day after a global cyber disruption was caused by a defective update to computers that use Microsoft Windows, Fraser Health Authority now says the risk to network systems has been mitigated.
According to a Facebook statement Saturday (July 20), Fraser Health acknowledged that the B.C. health system was impacted by the global Crowdstrike disruption on July 18. However, the health authority says the cyber issue no longer poses a significant risk to its systems.
“We are pleased to share today that due to the tremendous efforts by everyone involved in this response, the risk is now managed,” FHA said. “We thank our staff and medical staff for quickly implementing contingency plans to ensure that our healthcare services remained operational. Thank you to our patients and communities for their understanding and patience.”
Canada’s airports, hospitals and police services are in the process of resuming normal operations. On Saturday, Microsoft estimated the update introduced by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike impaacted 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide, and in Canada much of that impact fell on air travel.
