CrowdStrike accepts award for ‘most epic fail’ after global IT outage

After a global IT outage triggered by a faulty software update, CrowdStrike president Michael Sentonas accepted the Pwnie Awards’ “Most Epic Fail” at Def Con, publicly acknowledging the company’s mistakes and expressing gratitude to the security community; he said the trophy would be displayed at headquarters as a reminder of their responsibility to protect users, with attendees responding positively to the candid admission.