CrowdStrike, which suffered a major disruption to its clients' IT systems, showed rare corporate transparency by accepting the award for "Most Epic Failure" at the prestigious Pwnie Awards. The company's president personally admitted the mistake and promised to use this experience to improve work.
Epic CrowdStrike Failure
Unexpected Admission of a Bug
An unusual event took place at the recent Pwnie Awards ceremony. CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas showed up in person to accept the award for Most Epic Failure. This was the result of a large-scale disruption to clients' IT systems caused by a company software update several weeks earlier.
What are Pwnie Awards?
The Pwnie Awards is an annual information security event held in conjunction with the Black Hat USA conference. It highlights both the achievements and failures in cybersecurity over the past year. The name of the ceremony comes from the hacker term "pwn", meaning to completely compromise or control something.
Community reaction
The award ceremony took place at the Def Con conference following Black Hat. At the latter, CrowdStrike had an impressive presence, handing out swag to participants. Video of Sentonas' speech quickly spread online. The audience warmly greeted the company president, appreciating his willingness to admit mistakes.
Words from CrowdStrike President
Upon receiving the comically large trophy, Sentonas candidly stated, "This is definitely not an award to be proud of ". He added that the team was surprised by his immediate agreement to receive it. "We made a terrible mistake, and we've talked about it several times. It's extremely important to recognize your achievements, but it's equally important to recognize when you've done something catastrophically wrong," he said.
Lesson for the future
Sentonas announced his intention to display the trophy prominently at CrowdStrike headquarters. This will serve as a constant reminder that "our mission is to protect people, and we made a mistake. I want to make sure everyone understands that things like this should not happen again."
Glossary
- CrowdStrike is an American cybersecurity and threat intelligence company
- Pwnie Awards - annual award ceremony in the field of information security
- Black Hat USA - one of the largest international information security conferences
- Def Con is one of the largest hacker conferences held annually in Las Vegas
- Michael Sentonas - President of CrowdStrike
Links
Answers to questions
What happened to CrowdStrike and what award did the company receive?
Who accepted the award on behalf of CrowdStrike?
What are the Pwnie Awards and where was the ceremony held?
How did the audience react to the CrowdStrike representative's speech?
What are CrowdStrike's plans for the award?
Hashtags
Save a link to this article
Discussion of the topic – CrowdStrike: An epic failure and an ironic reward for a global IT failure
CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas accepted the "Most Epic Failure" award at the Pwnie Awards following a global outage in customer IT systems caused by a company software update. CrowdStrike openly admitted its mistake, demonstrating transparency in the cybersecurity industry.
Latest comments
8 comments
Write a comment
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are checked *
Isabella
What a twist! CrowdStrike received an award for failure, but admitted the mistake. I respect this approach. 👏 Not every company is ready to admit its mistakes so openly.
Hans
Yes, Isabella, this is indeed a bold step. But don't you think this might just be a PR stunt? 🤔 It's easy to admit a mistake when everyone already knows about it.
Pierre
Hans, I disagree. This approach shows the maturity of the company. They could have ignored the award, but instead accepted it with humor. This indicates a strong corporate culture. 💪
Sofia
I agree with Pierre! This is a great example of how to handle crisis situations. Plus, this approach can help restore customer trust. I wonder how this will affect their reputation in the long run? 🤓
Gunther
Bah! Another circus. The company screwed up and now everyone is delighted with their 'honesty'. Yes, they are just trying to divert attention from their incompetence. Previously, people were fired for such mistakes, but now they are rewarded. The world has gone crazy! 🙄
Isabella
Gunther, I understand your skepticism, but do you think that this approach could encourage other companies to be more open? In the end, mistakes happen to everyone, what matters is how we deal with them. 🌟
Luca
Honestly, I'm impressed. It's not every day you see the president of a major company take the stage to receive such an award. This shows that they are not afraid to laugh at themselves. And the video from the ceremony is just fire! 🔥
Agnieszka
Personally, I think this is a great lesson for all of us. Mistakes are inevitable, but what matters is how we react to them. CrowdStrike has shown that you can turn failure into an opportunity for growth and improvement. I hope they really learn from this experience! 🌱