Another troubling sign of the timidity of people, organizations, and whole fields who seem unwilling/unable stand up for those attacked by this regime. Chris Krebs was celebrated for, as a member of the first Trump administration, standing up and calling out his election lies. - ThreadSky

katestarbird.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Another troubling sign of the timidity of people, organizations, and whole fields who seem unwilling/unable stand up for those attacked by this regime. Chris Krebs was celebrated for, as a member of the first Trump administration, standing up and calling out his election lies.

Reposted from Raphael Satter

THREAD: When @thekrebscycle.bsky.social and his workplace, @sentinelone.com, were singled out by Donald Trump on Wednesday, I thought it was an opportunity to weigh the cybersecurity industry's rhetoric against their real world actions.

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katestarbird.bsky.social•2 days ago

Here's one statement by the League of Women Voters calling out the Trump regime's targeting of Krebs and defending his work to keep elections safe and secure: https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/abhorrent-chilling-move-lwvs-response-targeting-former-cisa-official-chris

msdobalina.bsky.social•2 days ago

Absolutely insane that the LWV is speaking up to defend Krebs but it's just crickets from the infosec industry. Epic, epic failure. I suppose it's possible they're in a huddle of some kind, but it's decision time NOW.

katestarbird.bsky.social•2 days ago

More profoundly, this attack is part of the Trump team's efforts to revive the Big Lie — using a ridiculous conspiracy theory that is poised to accuse Krebs & his team of helping to perpetrate and cover up the "fraud". Do the people sitting on their hands and biting their tongues now not know this?

katestarbird.bsky.social•2 days ago

Or are people just so busy trying to duck and cover to protect their own interests that they've lost track of their own values and missions?

katestarbird.bsky.social•2 days ago

Or maybe they're all just holed up in corporate backrooms (or long and choppy email/Signal threads) chatting with lawyers and communication "professionals" while the "golden hour" (H/T @mariaressa.bsky.social) passes them all by.

kristla.bsky.social•2 days ago

OR they’re all in on it.

crankysocrates.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's both, I think.

risu.bsky.social•2 days ago

There has never been ethics or professionalism in tech/ cyber has there- good folk get pushed out . Or learn to shut up. Unions and professional bodies would help here. But sadly the sector preferred Twitter likes, podcasts and admiring socks more than “hey how can we look after each other”

kegill.bsky.social•2 days ago

Kate, that’s a generous assumption about core values. My guess is we are seeing them in action.

drunemeton.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wikipedia calls it “Accusation in a mirror” or “Mirror Politics”:

‘Accusation in a mirror is a false claim that accuses the target of something that the perpetrator is doing or intends to do. […] The tactic is similar to a “false anticipatory tu quoque” (a logical fallacy [regarding] hypocrisy.’

drunemeton.bsky.social•2 days ago

But it’s not “The Big Lie” Kate! It’s nothing more than a continuing cover story for their own election stealing. Same as it ever was…

That’s why they keep bringing it up, because they keep stealing elections and must always have the “Malicious Projection” shield up and ready to deflect suspicion…

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cjcam7777.bsky.social•2 days ago

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