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CrowdStrike accepts award for most epic fail after global IT outage

  • Aug 11 2024
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Just a few weeks after its software update triggered a global IT meltdown, CrowdStrike isn’t shying away from the spotlight. In fact, the companys president Michael Sentonas even took the stage at the Pwnie Awards to accept the award for Most Epic Fail.

The awards took place at Def Con, right after the Black Hat conference where CrowdStrike had one of the biggest booths, giving out free T-shirts and action figures. A spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company’s message to attendees was one of “gratitude and appreciation for the Black Hat community.”

Footage of Sentonas acceptance speech has been shared online; similar to the conference attendees who seemed willing to give CrowdStrike a second chance, the award audience sounded enthusiastic and appreciative of Sentonas for showing up to acknowledge the companys mistakes.