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Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike’s CEO, George Kurtz, confirmed that the recent outage was not due to a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed. The outage, which affected companies and services globally, underscored the reliance on software from a few key providers. The impact of the outage on the Upstate region is being monitored. The widespread technology outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets, and companies worldwide.