Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne

FILE PHOTO: Signage and cars are displayed in honor of SentinelOne, a cybersecurity firm’s IPO, outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The cybersecurity industry has gone mostly quiet after President Donald Trump took action against one of its prominent members.

Trump on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of security clearances of SentinelOne executives and employees, part of a campaign to use the might of the U.S. government to crush his political opponents.