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The fact that the president of CrowdStrike personally accepted the award for the “biggest failure” was, according to experts, a PR masterpiece


The fact that the president of CrowdStrike personally accepted the award for the “biggest failure” was, according to experts, a PR masterpiece

The president of CrowdStrike just received an award for “biggest failure” following a massive IT outage. The outage, caused by a faulty software update, disrupted thousands of Microsoft systems. Experts praised the company’s transparency and accountability and viewed it as a PR success. The president of CrowdStrike himself received an award for the “biggest failure” […]

The fact that the president of CrowdStrike personally accepted the award for the “biggest failure” was, according to experts, a PR masterpiece


The fact that the president of CrowdStrike personally accepted the award for the “biggest failure” was, according to experts, a PR masterpiece

Photo illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The president of CrowdStrike just received an award for “biggest failure” following a massive IT outage. The outage, caused by a faulty software update, disrupted thousands of Microsoft systems. Experts praised the company’s transparency and accountability and viewed it as a PR success. The president of […]

CrowdStrike receives award for “biggest failure” after global IT outage


CrowdStrike receives award for “biggest failure” after global IT outage

Just weeks after its software update triggered a global IT meltdown, CrowdStrike isn’t shying away from the spotlight. In fact, the company’s president, Michael Sentonas, even took the stage at the Pwnie Awards to accept the award for most epic fail. The awards ceremony took place at Def Con, right after the Black Hat conference, […]

The award for the “biggest failure” goes to this $50 billion company


The award for the “biggest failure” goes to this  billion company

Just a few weeks after a Software update caused widespread IT chaos, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has taken an unusual approach to damage control. Instead of avoiding the spotlight, the company’s president, Michael Sentonasbravely accepted the award for the “Most Epic Fail” at the Pwnie Awards.Just to refresh your memory, on July 19, some of the […]