CrowdStrike boss apologises for 'mistake' that caused global IT outage

A senior executive at CrowdStrike has apologised for a faulty software update that caused a global IT outage in July. The incident led to worldwide flight cancellations and impacted industries around the globe including banks, health care, media companies and hotel chains. The outage disrupted internet services, affecting 8.5 million Microsoft Windows devices. Adam Meyers, senior vice president for counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, said the company released a content configuration update for its ...