@rl_dane@polymaths.social Chris Krebs was the head of CISA, appointed by Trump back in his first term. CISA is/was responsible for election security. After the 2020 election debacle, Krebs stated, in stark contradiction of Trump’s assertions, that the election was the most secure ever and there was no evidence of fraud or hacking. Krebs since resigned and went to work for a private company.
Trump recently signed an executive order stripping Krebs of his security clearance, along with any “associates” of his, including his employer, and also directed the Dept of Justice to open an investigation into Krebs’ activities.
There’s been a lot of unmet expectations that the infosec industry would rally around Krebs and his employer who are being very unfairly targeted, and that hasn’t happened.
Most people in the infosec community individually, at least those that aren’t raging Trumpers, are well behind Krebs but that hasn’t made any difference in the situation.
Gabe
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