SACRAMENTO, USA: More than 97 percent of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz announced on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm caused a global outage.
The company’s Falcon platform sensor, a security agent installed on devices like laptops and desktops to protect them from threats, was at the center of the issue. The outage occurred due to a fault in the advanced platform, which caused computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system to crash and display the infamous blue screen of death.
Microsoft reported on Saturday that around 8.5 million Windows devices were affected by the outage, which grounded flights, interrupted broadcasts, and left customers without access to essential services such as healthcare and banking.
“Our recovery efforts have been strengthened by developing automatic recovery techniques and mobilizing all our resources to support our customers,” Kurtz stated in a LinkedIn post.
