Telstra CEO ‘deeply sorry’ for outage and admits risk of time-keeping failure was known

Telstra's CEO, Vicki Brady, has expressed deep regret over a recent outage that left the company's systems inoperable for several hours, revealing that risks associated with time-keeping failures had been previously acknowledged. This lapse led to critical failures, including a missed emergency call that tragically resulted in a fatality in South Australia. The company is now investigating why its backup systems failed to prevent the outage, highlighting the potential for significant consequences when such technical issues aren't adequately addressed. This incident underscores the critical importance of robust IT infrastructure in ensuring public safety and operational reliability.