As the digital threat landscape continues to evolve, incidents like this underscore the need for robust update and patch management processes.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has provided crucial updates regarding the cybersecurity firm’s recent downtime, reassuring customers that the incident was not a security breach or cyberattack.
According to a post on the X social platform, the downtime resulted from a defect in a single content update affecting Windows hosts, while Mac and Linux hosts remained unaffected.
Kurtz stated that CrowdStrike is addressing a defect in a content update for Windows hosts, clarifying that it is not a security incident or cyberattack. He says the issue has been identified, isolated, and fixed.
