Trump Revenge Tour Targets Cyber Leaders, Elections
Summary: President Trump revoked the security clearances of Chris Krebs, the former CISA director fired after declaring the 2020 election the most secure in U.S. history, and suspended clearances for other personnel at Krebs's employer SentinelOne, which said fewer than 10 employees hold clearances. The April 9 memo directs the attorney general to investigate Krebs and evaluate six years of CISA activity, as CISA faces cuts of roughly 1,300 people and the administration moves to strip civil service protections from 80% of remaining staff.
What you should know: Reuters contacted 33 of the largest U.S. cybersecurity companies and three industry groups about the action against SentinelOne; only one commented, with the rest declining or not responding - a measure of how few firms are willing to be seen defending a peer. Meanwhile, CISA's National Risk Management Center, the hub analyzing cyber and critical infrastructure risk, is expected to see significant cuts.
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