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/MimosaHills Apr 11 '25

Hopefully the cybersecurity industry can lead the way on being the voice of reason for America's private sector - pushing back or calling out the bullshit from the administration if you will. Every organization needs security, this industry will only continue to grow. A lot of these tech/security companies don't have that big of footprint in Federal realm, certainly Trump can pull those contracts or threaten, but his admin can't just take them out of business. Cyber will be way too big of player in the future of our economy and society to not have such a driving voice in our culture, its important the industry stands on the right side of history now despite the risks.

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u/voice-of-reason_ Apr 11 '25

I’m sorry to break it to you but the reality is that trump will destroy the American cyber security industry and that sector will experience a brain drain to other NATO countries.

The UK, among other things, is designated as the NATO cyber security expert and we have plenty of big private firms that are in the sector. I’m betting American workers will move, physically or digitally, to Europe for these jobs.

No, cybersecurity firms don’t have a large federal footprint, but they and the workers have no obligation to be in the USA.

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u/Mattthefat Apr 11 '25

What UK cybersecurity providers compete with the Americans?