Subj : CrowdStrike CEO says nearly all affected servers are now back onl
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Date : Fri Jul 26 2024 12:45:04

CrowdStrike CEO says nearly all affected servers are now back online

Date:
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:30:06 +0000

Description:
Although 97% of servers are now restored, CrowdStrike CEO promises full 
recovery with a sense of urgency.

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 CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has announced 97% of the Windows servers 
affected by the recent global IT outage are now back online. 

We understand our work is not yet complete, and we remain committed to 
restoring every impacted system," he wrote in a LinkedIn post . "To our 
customers still affected, please know we will not rest until we achieve full 
recovery. 

Kurtz added he was deeply sorry for the disruption, and promised to continue 
responding, with a sense of urgency. CrowdStrike outage mostly solved? 

The development comes a week after CrowdStrike distributed a flawed update 
that took an estimated 8.5 million Windows servers offline. 

The outage is now considered one of the largest of its kind in history, 
having affected key sectors like banking, healthcare, airlines and retail. 

CrowdStrikes preliminary investigation identified problematic content data in 
a software update as the root cause, noting, the outage was caused by "a 
defect found in a Falcon content update for Windows hosts, and affirming 
users that the outage was not the result of a cyberattack. 

Despite its recovery efforts, CrowdStrike is expected to face increased 
scrutiny. Lawmakers have called on Kurtz to testify about the incident, and 
the company is also facing criticism about its communication strategy during 
the crisis. 

A Parametrix report estimated that the collective damage for Fortune 500 
companies equated to a total of $5.4 billion, not including the financial 
impacts on Microsoft itself. More from TechRadar Pro Here are the best small 
business servers Weve rounded up a list of the best firewalls CrowdStrike is 
offering a $10 UberEats gift card as an apology for the recent outage



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