The memorandum signed by President Trump also suspends any active security clearances held by other individuals working for cybersecurity vendor SentinelOne, where Krebs serves as chief intelligence and public policy officer.
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Wednesday that revokes any active security clearances held by Chris Krebs, the former director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and suspends any security clearances held by individuals connected with Krebs’ current employer, cybersecurity vendor SentinelOne.
The memorandum also directs the U.S. attorney general and the homeland security secretary to investigate Krebs’ activities during his time as a government employee, which included serving as the first director of CISA from its formation in November 2018 until November 2020.
Krebs (pictured), who was appointed by Trump as CISA director, served in the role until after the 2020 presidential election when he was fired by Trump, via a tweet. The dismissal came after Krebs had vouched for the security of the election, contradicting Trump’s claims of fraud over an election that saw him defeated by Joe Biden.
The memorandum signed by President Trump Wednesday directs agency heads to “revoke any active security clearance held by Christopher Krebs” as well as to “suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at entities associated with Krebs, including SentinelOne” pending a review.
CRN has reached out to SentinelOne for comment.
Krebs joined SentinelOne, a publicly traded cybersecurity vendor where he serves as chief intelligence and public policy officer, in November 2023 following the vendor’s acquisition of his consultancy, Krebs Stamos Group.
The review ordered by Trump will also include a “comprehensive evaluation of all of CISA’s activities” over the past six years, according to the memorandum.
