VentureBeat September 18, 2024
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz opened Fal.Con 2024 with a thank you to customers and partners, saying the company could not have made it through the events of earlier this year without their help while emphasizing resilient-by-design, a framework Kurtz introduced during his keynote. In July a software update from the company caused a global IT outage impacting numerous industries.
“My goal as we went through July 19, was to be as transparent and forthcoming of obviously what happened, own the issue, and move forward,” Kurtz told the audience. “And I think an effective response can transform a company. I know it’s going to change CrowdStrike, and when you move beyond CrowdStrike, the right response can change an industry,” Kurtz observed.
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