What Is CrowdStrike? Security Company Implicated In Online Outage


CrowdStrike is a company that provides cloud-based online security solutions. Its software is used by some of the largest players in cloud services, including Amazon’s AWS.

CrowdStrike has also been implicated in the global outage that has impacted retailers, airlines, media companies and more. The company’s co-founder has acknowledged the issue, and says a fix has already been deployed.

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Source: Forbes


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