CrowdStrike president accepted a 'Most Epic Fail' award at Def Con for a software update causing a global IT outage, emphasizing owning mistakes publicly.
Pwnie Awards celebrate security researchers' achievements and failures, including 'Lamest Vendor Response' category and 'Epic Achievement' awards for critical vulnerabilities found.
CrowdStrike intends to showcase the 'Most Epic Fail' award at their headquarters to remind employees of the importance of owning mistakes and learning from them.
CrowdStrike blamed a test software bug for the faulty update, committing to improve testing processes and update handling to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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