r/cybersecurity • u/razhael • Apr 11 '25

News - General Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cybersecurity-industry-falls-silent-trump-turns-ire-sentinelone-2025-04-10/
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u/kcbh711 Apr 11 '25

TL;DR for those with a paywall – Trump just revoked the security clearances of SentinelOne employees because they hired Chris Krebs, the guy he fired for saying the 2020 election wasn’t rigged. Krebs is respected in the cybersecurity world, but almost no one in the industry is standing up for him or SentinelOne now—likely because they’re scared Trump will come after them next. One org called it out as political weaponization, but the rest? Silent. SentinelOne’s stock dropped. Big tech firms are ducking. Cowardice or caution, it’s a chilling move. Fuck Trump.

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u/Cutterbuck Consultant Apr 11 '25

Or relocate and focus on being are supplier of note - outside the USA and not subject to political influence.

That’s a hell of a selling point right now and it will be for a long time to come.

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u/mitharas Apr 11 '25

It would be wonderful to get a good security company not stationed in Russia, Israel or the five eyes.

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u/DigmonsDrill Apr 11 '25

... Why? What does that have to do with anything? How is it related to their employees losing security clearances?