FTI Warns Businesses Over Global Microsoft 365 Outage

Thansettakij•Economy•1h ago

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The Federation of Thai Industries urges businesses to review continuity plans following a global Microsoft 365 service disruption.

•Microsoft 365 experienced a global outage affecting Outlook, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot.
•Microsoft attributed the cause to several servers becoming unavailable, leading to overload on remaining servers.
•The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) recommends five areas of readiness for businesses to mitigate digital dependency risks.
•The Industrial Digital Transformation Institute (IDTI) is available to support industrial entrepreneurs with BCP and cybersecurity knowledge.

•A global disruption of Microsoft 365 services affected access to Outlook, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot.
•Microsoft stated that several servers became unavailable, causing the remaining servers to experience heavy workloads and connection issues.
•Microsoft is currently adjusting system settings, recovering servers, and distributing workloads to restore services.
•The Federation of Thai Industries noted that there is currently no confirmed information that the event was caused by a cyberattack.
•Organizations relying on Microsoft 365 for email, calendars, and document storage may face issues with internal communication and customer service.
•The Federation of Thai Industries advises businesses to establish a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and prepare independent backup communication channels.
•The Federation of Thai Industries recommends a 3-2-1 data backup strategy and the implementation of multi-factor authentication.
•The Industrial Digital Transformation Institute (IDTI) will coordinate with academic institutions and experts to enhance BCP and cybersecurity knowledge for entrepreneurs.

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Pimjai Lee-isaranukul(นางพิมพ์ใจ ลี้อิสสระนุกูล)

President of the Federation of Thai Industries.

Associate Professor Dr. Atiwong Suchato(รองศาสตราจารย์ ดร.อติวงศ์ สุชาโต)

Deputy Dean (Information Technology) of the Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University.

Federation of Thai Industries(สภาอุตสาหกรรมแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

An organization that warns businesses to prepare for digital disruptions and provides guidance on business continuity.

Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University(คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)ℹ️

The academic faculty where Associate Professor Dr. Atiwong Suchato serves as Deputy Dean.

Microsoft(ไมโครซอฟท์)ℹ️

The provider of Microsoft 365 services that experienced a global technical failure.

Microsoft Thailand(ไมโครซอฟท์ประเทศไทย)

The official channel in Thailand for Microsoft announcements.

Industrial Digital Transformation Institute(สถาบันดิจิทัลเพื่ออุตสาหกรรม)

An institute under the Federation of Thai Industries that promotes digital technology adoption in the industrial sector.