More than 97% of Windows sensors are back online, according to CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD). CEO George Kurtz.
It has been nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a global outage.
The company's Falcon platform sensor, a security agent installed on devices such as laptops and desktops, protects them from threats. The outage occurred due to a fault in the advanced platform, which caused computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system to crash and display the "blue screen of death."
Microsoft reported on Saturday that some 8.5 million Windows devices had been affected by the outage, which resulted in grounded flights, broadcasters going off air, and customers losing access to services such as healthcare and banking.
"Our recovery efforts have been enhanced thanks to the development of automatic recovery techniques and by mobilising all our resources to support our customers," Kurtz stated in a LinkedIn post.