PARSIPPANY — On Friday, July 19, 2024, at 12:09 a.m., CrowdStrike released a sensor configuration update to Windows systems as part of ongoing operations. Sensor configuration updates are an ongoing part of the protection mechanisms of the Falcon platform. This configuration update triggered a logic error, resulting in a system crash and blue screen (BSOD) on impacted systems.
The sensor configuration update that caused the system crash was remediated on Friday, July 19, 2024, at 1:27 a.m. EST.
This issue is not the result of or related to a cyberattack.
George Kurtz, 59, the CEO of CrowdStrike and a Parsippany-Troy Hills native, is currently leading the effort to address a global outage that has disrupted flights, stock markets, media outlets, and banks. According to Kurtz, the outage caused by an issue with a Falcon content update for Windows Hosts was not a cybersecurity breach, which he reassured the public about this morning. This assurance is a testament to Kurtz’s expertise and experience in the field.
George Kurtz, the CEO of CrowdStrike, graduated from Parsippany Hills High School in 1983.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is an American cybersecurity technology company based in Austin, Texas. It provides cloud workload protection, endpoint security, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services.
According to Forbes, Kurtz is a graduate of Seton Hall University and has an estimated net worth of $3.1 billion. He co-wrote the influential book Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions in 1999 and later served as senior vice president and general manager of risk management at McAfee. His extensive background in cybersecurity has been instrumental in his leadership at CrowdStrike, a modern global IT security company he began working on after joining the private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
Kurtz’s goal with CrowdStrike, described by Fortune writer Robert Hackett in 2015, is to “compel hackers to give up.” By studying the techniques used by hackers and analyzing data from significant hacks in recent years, CrowdStrike has developed innovative methods to deter cyber threats using the cloud. Under Kurtz’s leadership, CrowdStrike continues to play a critical role in maintaining the security and stability of major technological infrastructures worldwide.
