SentinelOne says it will actively cooperate in any review of security clearances held by any of its personnel.
Former CISA head Chris Krebs has had “any active security clearance” for him and his associates revoked by President Donald Trump.
In a White House statement, the order declares that the head of every federal agency to immediately revoke any active security clearance held by Krebs, and 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.
After leaving CISA, Krebs formed a consultancy with former Yahoo and Facebook CISO Alex Stamos, who were acquired by SentinelOne in 2023.
Actively Cooperate
In a published statement, SentinelOne said: “We will actively cooperate in any review of security clearances held by any of our personnel – currently less than ten employees overall and only where required by existing government processes and procedures to secure government systems. Accordingly, we do not expect this to materially impact our business in any way.”
It continued: “We are a cybersecurity company – our mission is to defend customers, enterprises, and governments against cyber threats by leveraging the most advanced Artificial Intelligence.
"We view the White House as a crucial collaborator on that mission, and we will continue to support a strong America at a time of heightened geopolitical threats. Our team’s focus remains on being a force for good in this industry and the world. We will continue to nurture our partnerships in the U.S. government, military, and intelligence community and collaborate in our shared mission to defend U.S. critical infrastructure in cyberspace as we always have.
Government Review
Trump publicly fired Krebs in 2020 whilst in his first term as President, over the results of that year’s Presidential election.
The order also called for a review of Krebs’ activities as a government employee, including his leadership of the CISA. This will include “a comprehensive evaluation of all of CISA’s activities over the last six years and will identify any instances where Krebs’ or CISA’s conduct appears to be contrary to the administration’s commitment to free speech and ending federal censorship, including whether Krebs’ conduct was contrary to suitability standards for federal employees or involved the unauthorised dissemination of classified information.”
The statement calls Krebs “a significant bad-faith actor who weaponised and abused his government authority,” a number of allegation were levelled at Krebs, including that he “suppressed conservative viewpoints under the guise of combatting purported misinformation,” and “promoted the censorship of election information.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
