CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has announced in an NBC interview that the company is actively working with customers to bring their systems back online following a global IT outage. The issue was traced to a software bug in a recent update that affected Microsoft operating systems. Many customers are currently rebooting their systems, and it may take some time for all to fully recover. Kurtz emphasized that CrowdStrike identified and remediated the issue quickly, and the company is committed to staying ahead of such challenges.
🚨🇺🇸CEO OF CROWDSTRIKE ON GLOBAL IT OUTAGE “The system was sent an update, and that update had a software bug in it and caused an issue with the Microsoft operating system and we identified this very quickly and remediated the issue. We're always trying to stay one step ahead… https://t.co/yJbumhrWln https://t.co/dzgYmXzd9T
Crowdstrike CEO: Many customers rebooting systems, could be some time for some to recover https://t.co/mMI581HPBx
⚠️ CROWDSTRIKE CEO ONLY MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEM THAT WAS IMPACTED FROM BUG IN UPDATE -NBC INTERVIEW ** CROWDSTRIKE CEO MANY CUSTOMERS REBOOTING SYSTEMS, COULD BE SOME TIME FOR SOME SYSTEMS TO RECOVER -NBC