Akshata Sharma
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Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath shared how the company coped with the recent Microsoft outage. He mentioned that most Zerodha employees, including himself, use Linux-based laptops.
This information was initially shared in a 2023 post about Zerodha's cybersecurity measures.
Zerodha CEO wrote, "Cyber risk is one of the biggest financial risks. I heard of a single scam of Rs 20,000 crores that affected lakhs of Indians.
A precaution you can take to significantly reduce the odds of being a victim of cyber fraud is to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) everywhere. 1/12"
Kamath reposted the same in a post dated July 20, 2024.
In a post dated July 20, Nithin Kamath shared information about Zerodha's cybersecurity measures.
He wrote, "Almost the entire employee base, including non-technical folks, uses Linux laptops. I use Zorin (Linux). Kailash's push to avoid all enterprise deals saved us yesterday."
He said that almost all employees use Linux laptops and discussed the impact of a Microsoft Windows outage caused by a flawed update from security software vendor CrowdStrike.
Microsoft and CrowdStrike quickly addressed and fixed the issue.
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