'Today was not a security or cyber incident', CrowdStrike CEO says of massive tech outage

If there’s one thing CrowdStrike really wants to make clear about the tech outage affecting thousands of businesses, it’s that it was not caused by a cyberattack. “Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected,” CEO George Kurtz said in his latest statement Friday on the outages, which have affected more than half a dozen global industries. “We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption.” Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike on Thursday night issued a regular software update to...