CrowdStrike's Quick Recovery: Windows Sensors Back Online

CrowdStrike has restored over 97% of Windows sensors after a major outage caused by a software update. The incident, affecting 8.5 million devices, led to significant disruptions globally. CEO George Kurtz highlighted enhanced recovery efforts and support mobilized for affected customers.

More than 97% of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz announced on Thursday. This comes nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm resulted in a global outage.

The company's Falcon platform sensor, a security agent installed on devices like laptops and desktops, protects them from threats. A fault in the advanced platform caused computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system to crash, displaying the notorious blue screen of death.

Microsoft stated on Saturday that around 8.5 million Windows devices were impacted by the outage, leading to grounded flights, broadcasters going off the air, and customers losing access to services, including healthcare and banking.

"Our recovery efforts have been enhanced thanks to the development of automatic recovery techniques and by mobilizing all our resources to support our customers," said Kurtz in a LinkedIn post.

(With inputs from agencies.)