Hillary Clinton Drops Out of Cybersecurity Event for 'Unforeseen Circumstance'

Newsmax ^ | 7/04/19 | Sandy Fitzgerald

[hiredhand]

I've worked info-security/network-security jobs for going on 30 years now, and while that qualifies me for NOTHING, I can say with certainty that the announcement that she was going to be a keynote speaker at this event was met by those of us in this profession with disbelief at best.

I'm reasonably convinced that she cancelled/declined because of the questions she was going to receive. I'm guessing that word of this got back to the planners of the event and they decided to avoid a public shaming, which I personally think is deserved. Actually, a public hanging is what's deserved. But I digress.

[RipSawyer]

I don’t know but it seems that some sort of intelligence is required to pull off a felony a day and steal a few hundred million dollars without being indicted. As for doing anything of a positive nature she seems to be as dumb as a trainload of mud. I’m not sure she could make a cup of hot water without assistance.

[DJ Frisat]

"I’m not sure she could make a cup of hot water without assistance."

Maybe, if you gave her the recipe and some hot water to add to the cup...

[Rummyfan]

...she was to have engaged in a question-and-answer session with FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia about the "geopolitical landscape and its implications for global cybersecurity today,"

What a joke.

But her cancelling is rather serious as I'm sure she was to be well remunerated.

[Oscar in Batangas]

My guess: The speaking fee check bounced

[Fester Chugabrew]

I honestly thought news of her pending appearance was from The Onion or The Babylon Bee.

[HonkyTonkMan]

That outfit has zero credibility for even extending the offer to her. It’s like a headline from the Onion. Something else going on here.

[gibsonguy]

That FireEye (whoever the hell they are) would use the witch as keynote says much about them. They need to be on a enemy of the state watch list.

[upchuck]

October is a long way off to cancel an appointment.

My thought exactly. But ya beat me to it.

What is this mysterious "unforseen circumstance?" Three thoughts come to mind:

1. She has been tipped off there will be a grand jury interested in her.
2. She's planning to join the other RATs for the 2020 pres. race.
3. She has been told her sickness is terminal and she'll need hospice care before Oct.

[TruthWillWin]

'Unforeseen Circumstance' ?

[Spruce]

I would think that such a conference would feature people with at least a modicum of tech chops. Probably even some real uber-nerds as keynote speakers.
WTH are her nerd credentials? Or is this just a hookers and blow junket for a bunch of stuffed suits?

[kabar]

Before or after the IG report? The Durham investigation will be looming as well.

[Viking2002]

Hitlery speaking about cybersecurity is like Jack the Ripper lecturing a butcher about knife safety.

[Tallguy]

“unforeseen circumstance.”

Seems the organizers of the event asked her to back-out. Wonder what THAT cost them?

[TennesseeGirl]

Maybe it's because a Federal Appeals Court has ruled to have records unsealed in a civil case against Clinton/Obama bundler, pedophile, child porn solicitor and traffiker, Jeffrey Epstein, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news. Lots of big names about to have their dirty little secrets aired (American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known prime minister and other world leaders). He and Bill are big buds.

[ETL]

That outfit has zero credibility for even extending the offer to her. It’s like a headline from the Onion. Something else going on here.

Quite possibly, although she does still have plenty of supporters stupid enough to respect and trust her on many things.

But, if you are right, and you may, it would be like Obama being asked to give a talk on the evils of communism. And you KNOW he'd never in a million years show up for that! Lol!

[zeugma]

The real reason they cancelled is because the attendees realized how badly their irony meters would be broken if she had actually attended.

Also, as the article mentioned there was to be a Q&A session. I think that could have been rather embarrassing, and might have provided some really funny youtube moments recorded for posterity.

[Cowboy Bob]

That last picture of Tim never gets old. LOL!

[jacknhoo]

She’ll claim it’s all a political witch hunt and that it must be shut down, until after the election.

[kabar]

No way is she going to enter the 2020 race. Hillary is dead politically. The Dems want her to go away.