Krebs — the firm’s chief intelligence and public policy officer who served as the CISA director in Trump’s first term — made headlines at the end of his government tenure for contradicting unproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen from the president.
Trump signed an executive order last Wednesday night directing the Justice Department to investigate the former top cybersecurity official and ordered the head of every relevant federal agency revoke his security clearance. The directive also “suspends any active security clearance held by individuals at entities associated with Krebs, including SentinelOne, pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with the national interest.”
Krebs, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, said he disagreed with the low profile many companies have taken in pushing back against the president.
“I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,” he said.
In an email posted to SentinelOne’s website, Krebs said the decision to leave was solely his and that he told company CEO Tomer Weingarten “what I firmly believe: this is my fight, not the company’s, and I offered my resignation.”
In both the email and a LinkedIn post, he said: “For those who know me, you know I don’t shy away from toug ..
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