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As one senior former government official who once handled cyberissues for the administration, who would not speak on the record because it could endanger the person’s role on key advisory committees

In the commercial world, speaking out about security issues makes you a celebrity. In government, it makes you a liability.

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Pretty sure it makes you a liability everywhere.

Plenty of white hats have gone down for reporting publicly.

White hats go down for speaking out, because the government works with the private sector to punish them.

Outside of that, it does make them celebrities. It gives them professional credibility, publicity, and the opportunities that go with all of it.

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