On Friday, January 27th, President Trump signed an executive order that temporarily blocks travel for immigrants from seven Muslim countries and suspends the US refugee system. This attempt to “keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US” has been met with plenty of infuriated reactions from all over the world. There’s a feeling of frustration among the general public, but the repercussions of this executive order may go way beyond the tarnishing of US values.
In an article published today, CSO reveals that senior security industry professionals show concern about the travel ban imposed this weekend. Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry, ValiMail CEO Alexander Garcia-Tobar, Contrast Security CTO Jeff Williams, and Fairvax CEO Anup Ghosh are just a few of the security execs that chimed in on the discussion about Trump’s executive order.
Even if we move past the anti-American sentiment of the entire ordeal, the nation’s cybersecurity posture suggests many more worrisome consequences are about to come because of this travel ban. According to industry professionals, global cooperation is bound to be affected by this decision, as well as recruitment efforts for US companies – some are already feeling the impact. Even though this measure was designed with the nation’s security in mind, it might actually spur more hacking attacks than before.
Read the CSO article and find out what the security execs think about the travel ban.
