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Problems with time synchronization led to serious consequences.
In the Netherlands, there has been a major disruption to the Integrated Network of the Netherlands Armed Forces (NAFIN), which has led to large-scale problems in the work of both military and civilian services throughout the country. In his letter to Parliament, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans explained that the cause of the glitch was a bug in the software code that caused a time synchronization problem on the network. This made it impossible to connect to NAFIN, which affected landline communications, e-mail and telephony.
The outage had a significant impact on the functioning of key infrastructures. Eindhoven Airport experienced serious problems with air traffic management, which led to flight cancellations and delays. Some passengers were redirected to Brussels Airport to continue their journey. Eindhoven Airport also serves as a military base, which has exacerbated the situation.
In addition, the failure affected the communication and warning systems of emergency services, such as the coast guard. Emergency telephones, including 112 and fire service lines, continued to function, but police and other services were forced to use mobile phones and text messages to coordinate work.
The incident also affected the DigiD platform, which is used by government agencies to manage citizens accounts. In some municipalities, failures were recorded, due to which citizens could not obtain passports or driver's licenses, as well as sign up for vaccination against coronavirus from mobile devices.
Justice Minister David van Weel said in a comment that such failures could become more frequent in the future, prompting criticism from some MPs who insisted on the need to strengthen measures to prevent such situations. It is expected that this issue will be discussed in detail at the next meeting of the Defense Committee of the Dutch Parliament.
On the one hand, the incident highlighted the vulnerability of modern infrastructure and the dependence of civilian systems on military networks. On the other hand, the Netherlands demonstrated a certain resilience: despite serious disruptions, emergency services were able to quickly activate backup scenarios, and many processes inside and outside the Ministry of Defense continued as usual.
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In the Netherlands, there has been a major disruption to the Integrated Network of the Netherlands Armed Forces (NAFIN), which has led to large-scale problems in the work of both military and civilian services throughout the country. In his letter to Parliament, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans explained that the cause of the glitch was a bug in the software code that caused a time synchronization problem on the network. This made it impossible to connect to NAFIN, which affected landline communications, e-mail and telephony.
The outage had a significant impact on the functioning of key infrastructures. Eindhoven Airport experienced serious problems with air traffic management, which led to flight cancellations and delays. Some passengers were redirected to Brussels Airport to continue their journey. Eindhoven Airport also serves as a military base, which has exacerbated the situation.
In addition, the failure affected the communication and warning systems of emergency services, such as the coast guard. Emergency telephones, including 112 and fire service lines, continued to function, but police and other services were forced to use mobile phones and text messages to coordinate work.
The incident also affected the DigiD platform, which is used by government agencies to manage citizens accounts. In some municipalities, failures were recorded, due to which citizens could not obtain passports or driver's licenses, as well as sign up for vaccination against coronavirus from mobile devices.
Justice Minister David van Weel said in a comment that such failures could become more frequent in the future, prompting criticism from some MPs who insisted on the need to strengthen measures to prevent such situations. It is expected that this issue will be discussed in detail at the next meeting of the Defense Committee of the Dutch Parliament.
On the one hand, the incident highlighted the vulnerability of modern infrastructure and the dependence of civilian systems on military networks. On the other hand, the Netherlands demonstrated a certain resilience: despite serious disruptions, emergency services were able to quickly activate backup scenarios, and many processes inside and outside the Ministry of Defense continued as usual.
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