CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors back online after major outage

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CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors back online after major outage
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Last week, CrowdStrike issued a routine update to its users around the world that contained a bug which caused Microsoft’s Windows operating system to…

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said that over 97% of Windows sensors are back online after an update from the cybersecurity firm caused one of the world's biggest IT outages.

Last week, CrowdStrike issued a routine update to its users around the world that contained a bug which caused Microsoft's Windows operating system to crash.CEO George Kurtz said that over 97% of Windows sensors are back online after an update from the cybersecurity firm caused one of the world's biggest IT outages."To our customers still affected, please know we will not rest until we achieve full recovery," Kurtz said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.

To apologize for the incident, CrowdStrike sent Uber Eats gift cards to"teammates and partners who have been helping customers through this situation," a company spokesperson told CNBC.Monterey Park

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