CrowdStrike: Over 97% of Windows sensors back online
George Kurtz, CEO of the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, said on Thursday that over 97% of Windows sensors have come back online. Just over a week ago, a software update from this cybersecurity company caused a global outage. The company's Falcon platform sensor is a security agent installed on devices such as laptops and desktops to protect them from threats. The outage was caused by a fault in this advanced platform, leading to crashes on computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system and displaying the blue screen of death. Microsoft said on Saturday that about 8.5 million Windows devices were affected, resulting in flight cancellations, broadcasters being forced off the air, and users unable to access medical or banking services. Kurtz said in a post on LinkedIn: "Our recovery efforts have been strengthened based on the development of automatic recovery technology and mobilizing all resources to support customers."
According to the financial news app Zhitong Finance, George Kurtz, the CEO of the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike (CRWD.US), stated on Thursday that over 97% of Windows sensors have been brought back online. Just over a week ago, a software update from this cybersecurity company caused a global outage.
The company's Falcon platform sensors are security agents installed on devices such as laptops and desktops to protect them from threats. The outage was caused by a fault in this advanced platform, leading to crashes on computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system and displaying the blue screen of death.
Microsoft (MSFT.US) stated on Saturday that around 8.5 million Windows devices were affected, resulting in flight cancellations, broadcasters being forced off the air, and users unable to access medical or banking services. Kurtz mentioned in a post on LinkedIn, "Our recovery efforts have been strengthened based on the development of automatic recovery technology and mobilizing all resources to support customers."