Global IT outage 'not that surprising' with tech providers 'everywhere in all different companies'
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The major IT outage that impacted services across the globe should not come as a major surprise, says Mathieu Garin, cybersecurity expert at Wavestone, as numerous companies now depend on just a handful of cloud platforms, operating systems and security components, meaning a glitch in one can have worldwide consequences.