Why Cybersecurity's Silence Matters to Black Lives

Why Cybersecurity's Silence Matters to Black Lives
The industry is missing an opportunity to educate the public about bad actors who capitalize off of protest, voting rights education and police brutality petitions through social engineering and phishing attacks.

I have always been hopeful for a time like this when America finally has had enough of police brutality, a broken justice system, and systemic racism against black Americans. As an African American woman who grew up in an underserved community on the east side of Fort Worth, Texas, and worked incredibly hard to become an award-winning cybersecurity entrepreneur, I have seen firsthand how issues affecting underserved communities are ignored until the impact spreads and hits overserved communities. 


When I saw the video of Ahmaud Arbery killed in the middle of the street and images of George Floyd killed in the street, I could not sleep, and I was angry. I thought about the previous times when there was no justice and felt helpless. But when I saw the Black Lives Matter protest and corporations from all over the world standing in solidarity, I became inspired. I commend all of the corporations that are publicly addressing the racism in America because they are finally seeing how their silence and insensitive actions have contributed to the problem. 


I believe the world is shifting toward holding companies more accountable for their social behavior. Yet, as I saw an increasing number of companies becoming more vocal, it bothered me to see that some of the cybersecurity companies that I respect stay silent during this very important time. This prompted me to direct the HacWare research team to monitor the Twitter social media posts of Cybercrime Magazine's top 150 cybersecurity software companies and the top 100 managed security services pr ..

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