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Deafening Silence from the Cybersecurity Industry
Chris Krebs affirmed the 2020 election was secure. Now he's the target of an Executive Order—and the cybersecurity industry’s silence is enabling a dangerous precedent.
And while politically motivated targeting isn’t new, Molnar notes that what’s unprecedented is “the escalation of retribution campaigns against individuals perceived to be against the goals of the Trump Administration.” Richard Stiennon, chief research analyst with IT-Harvest and author of Security Yearbook 2025, shared a video of Trump signing the Executive Order on LinkedIn with the statement, “This abhorrent president lashing out at those that served the country is sickening.” If a former CISA director, a nationally respected cybersecurity expert, can be targeted for doing his job and speaking the truth, what makes you think you’ll be safe when your turn comes?
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