CrowdStrike CEO’s quick apology stands out in an industry rife with deflection: Kelsey Eidbo speaks to Cybersecurity Dive

Infinite Global vice president Kelsey Eidbo has spoken with Cybersecurity Dive to examine CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz’s rapid public response to the unprecedented IT outage spurred by a software update shipped by his company.

“Nothing of this scale or magnitude has happened in recent memory, if ever…

“Cybersecurity firms are typically not the story because they intentionally operate behind the scenes. The crisis at CrowdStrike this week was a wake up call and will certainly go down as a cautionary tale for cyber firms, IT vendors, and all of us who rely on them to keep the world spinning.”

Read more of Kelsey thoughts on how Kurtz taking responsibility “early, publicly, and proactively,” was as unexpected as the crisis itself, and why it might have actually saved the CrowdStrike brand, on Cybersecurity Dive here.