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Among other factors contributing to corporate/white-collar corruption & fraud, this is what happens when you have a culture of nepotism & nepotistic CEO. The

Among other factors contributing to corporate/white-collar corruption & fraud, this is what happens when you have a culture of nepotism & nepotistic CEO. The HR Chief of SolarWinds is the cousin of the CEO (Sudhakar Ramakrishna) of SolarWinds. Same was true at their previous company (Pulse Secure). In many global cultures, this is completely normal-- and those are cultures which have high rates of endemic, prolific corruption, such as South Asia & Latin America. I would like to see more insiders speak out & blow the whistle on corrupt trade practices under this CEO. If any investigators or journalists would like more info, feel free to contact: anti.corruption.123@proton.me "As they sow, so shall they reap." "In human life seek justice, truth, temperance and courage, and you will profit from the supreme good that you have discovered." (Marcus Aurelius)

wglb 3y ago
I'm somewhat confident that the cultural problems predate those folks taking over SolarWinds. Putting the national spin on this issue is inappropriate and contrary to the guidelines of this site.
- that_aint_cool 3y ago
  You mean the spin they themselves induced on a broad cultural scale, over the course of centuries, such that it has become prolific and engrained? ...No one is allowed to comment on it.. because... Fraudulent Activities should be Accepted, And Not condemned, And no one is allowed to discuss it? Just trying to understand your logic, truly in good faith. ... And other nations should just accept it eh? `Fraid not, ole chap. ...After all: Isn't that how they got there-- by silencing opposition to their activities? ______________ "Nepotism has been and remains one of the biggest curses of political development in South and Southeast Asia." [1] "In the late 20th century, some Asian leaders including former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad advocated "Asian-style capitalism," which meant a state- or family-led economy. But this system is showing signs of doing more harm than good to many Asian nations which have joined the ranks of middle-income countries." [2] "When a leader gives his daughter a government contract, it’s nepotism. But it’s also cooperation at the level of the family, well explained by inclusive fitness, undermining cooperation at the level of the state. When a manager gives her friend a job, it’s cronyism. But it’s also cooperation at the level of friends, well explained by reciprocal altruism , undermining the meritocracy." [3] ... "It’s no surprise that family-oriented cultures like Mexico and Brazil are also high on corruption, particularly nepotism." [3] [1] "The Curse of Nepotism". Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick. January 7, 2011. https://www.cfr.org/blog/curse-nepotism https://www.cfr.org/blog/curse-nepotism [2] "Asia's emerging countries need to move away from nepotism, cronyism". Nikkei Asia - Business News. July 26, 2014 [3] "In Latin America as in the wider world, corruption is rooted in our relationships". London School of Economics and Political Science (Latin America and Caribbean Center). Michael Muthukrishna. October 23rd, 2017 [General Reference] "The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
  - HumanOstrich 3y ago
    Wow, this could be a new copypasta.
  - sanp 3y ago
    Unlike in certain Western countries where we have systems and processes in place to ensure that, I don't know, incompetent progeny do not become senior staffers in the White House.
  - wglb 3y ago
    None of this even faintly describes the problems at SolarWinds, which were in place before the current staff is in place. Also, that which explains everything explains nothing.
3c6bYDXLMj 3y ago
lol. Let’s not throw Latin / Asian culture under the bus when the implicit alternative being posed is American culture. Pot meet kettle. Remember what old mate says to Ryan Gosling in the Barbie movie? “We’re just better at hiding it.”
- delfinom 3y ago
  This, nepotism is rife in private American companies of all kinds from my own experiences and others. O God, there's at least one company, I personally have experience with that not only is a nepotistic hellhole, but is actively defrauding the government and a few big names. The result of spoiled brats getting control of a very niche private hardware engineering company after their father died.
  - areoform 3y ago
    That sounds like a startup opportunity.
    - macintux 3y ago
      Sounds like a whistleblower opportunity. The government pays big bucks when you bring major fraud to their attention.
      - justinclift 3y ago
        While waiting for those life changing $$$, are whistleblowers in America generally treated well and their identify kept anonymous?
        ameister14 3y ago
        Yes. There are statutory protections for whistleblowers, as well: https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/retaliation https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/retaliation
yunohn 3y ago
You’re right if global cultures includes all cultures - even US. It’s how businesses and governments work worldwide unfortunately. The USA just (and has) had multiple presidents who were nepotistic.
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justinclift 3y ago
And why should people trust you? You could just be someone looking to blackmail companies with damaging insider info.
- that_aint_cool 3y ago
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  - pempem 3y ago
    How do you even know where the previous poster does live? Nepotism is a staunchly human thing and very much visible in all societies. I grant you that there have been authors suggesting nepotisim is a problem in south america and south/east asia. Its also an issue in Europe, in fact it's an issue in North America as well. The national bent is unnecessary. The aggressiveness belies ulterior motives too easily.
    - justinclift 3y ago
      Unfortunately, it looks like they're proving my point. :( What potential whistleblower would want to involve an unknown person who just becomes hostile when asked to establish their credibility? :( Doesn't seem like an appropriate level of maturity. :( :( :( --- @that_aint_cool Instead of name calling and other crap like that, how about giving people a reason to trust you? You're a completely unknown person, asking to be let in on confidential details. Do you think your behaviour - as demonstrated here so far - would be viewed well by a potential whistleblower or judge?
      - that_aint_cool 3y ago
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      - that_aint_cool 3y ago
        You seem to have a vested interest in de-railing the conversation. I am the one sharing details-- such as the current SolarWinds CEO's cousin being in charge of the HR department of SolarWinds-- both of whom are native Indians (known to be a culture with rife corruption, fraud, and nepotism as discussed throughout many sources of reputable literature and journals).
phrotoma 3y ago
Ramakrishna was appointed CEO in January 2021 [0], the attack happened prior to his taking office [1]. The CEO at the time was Kevin B Thompson [2]. [0] https://investors.solarwinds.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=8184fddf-ce4f-4ce8-a606-d40b9985fd18 https://investors.solarwinds.com/corporate-governance/board-... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_federal_government_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_federal_gov... [2] https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kevin-thompson https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kevin-thompson

wglb 3y ago

I'm somewhat confident that the cultural problems predate those folks taking over SolarWinds. Putting the national spin on this issue is inappropriate and contrary to the guidelines of this site.

that_aint_cool 3y ago
You mean the spin they themselves induced on a broad cultural scale, over the course of centuries, such that it has become prolific and engrained? ...No one is allowed to comment on it.. because... Fraudulent Activities should be Accepted, And Not condemned, And no one is allowed to discuss it? Just trying to understand your logic, truly in good faith. ... And other nations should just accept it eh? `Fraid not, ole chap. ...After all: Isn't that how they got there-- by silencing opposition to their activities? ______________ "Nepotism has been and remains one of the biggest curses of political development in South and Southeast Asia." [1] "In the late 20th century, some Asian leaders including former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad advocated "Asian-style capitalism," which meant a state- or family-led economy. But this system is showing signs of doing more harm than good to many Asian nations which have joined the ranks of middle-income countries." [2] "When a leader gives his daughter a government contract, it’s nepotism. But it’s also cooperation at the level of the family, well explained by inclusive fitness, undermining cooperation at the level of the state. When a manager gives her friend a job, it’s cronyism. But it’s also cooperation at the level of friends, well explained by reciprocal altruism , undermining the meritocracy." [3] ... "It’s no surprise that family-oriented cultures like Mexico and Brazil are also high on corruption, particularly nepotism." [3] [1] "The Curse of Nepotism". Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick. January 7, 2011. https://www.cfr.org/blog/curse-nepotism https://www.cfr.org/blog/curse-nepotism [2] "Asia's emerging countries need to move away from nepotism, cronyism". Nikkei Asia - Business News. July 26, 2014 [3] "In Latin America as in the wider world, corruption is rooted in our relationships". London School of Economics and Political Science (Latin America and Caribbean Center). Michael Muthukrishna. October 23rd, 2017 [General Reference] "The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
- HumanOstrich 3y ago
  Wow, this could be a new copypasta.
- sanp 3y ago
  Unlike in certain Western countries where we have systems and processes in place to ensure that, I don't know, incompetent progeny do not become senior staffers in the White House.
- wglb 3y ago
  None of this even faintly describes the problems at SolarWinds, which were in place before the current staff is in place. Also, that which explains everything explains nothing.

3c6bYDXLMj 3y ago

lol. Let’s not throw Latin / Asian culture under the bus when the implicit alternative being posed is American culture. Pot meet kettle. Remember what old mate says to Ryan Gosling in the Barbie movie? “We’re just better at hiding it.”

delfinom 3y ago
This, nepotism is rife in private American companies of all kinds from my own experiences and others. O God, there's at least one company, I personally have experience with that not only is a nepotistic hellhole, but is actively defrauding the government and a few big names. The result of spoiled brats getting control of a very niche private hardware engineering company after their father died.
- areoform 3y ago
  That sounds like a startup opportunity.
  - macintux 3y ago
    Sounds like a whistleblower opportunity. The government pays big bucks when you bring major fraud to their attention.
    - justinclift 3y ago
      While waiting for those life changing $$$, are whistleblowers in America generally treated well and their identify kept anonymous?
      - ameister14 3y ago
        Yes. There are statutory protections for whistleblowers, as well: https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/retaliation https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/retaliation

yunohn 3y ago

You’re right if global cultures includes all cultures - even US. It’s how businesses and governments work worldwide unfortunately. The USA just (and has) had multiple presidents who were nepotistic.

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justinclift 3y ago

And why should people trust you? You could just be someone looking to blackmail companies with damaging insider info.

that_aint_cool 3y ago
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- pempem 3y ago
  How do you even know where the previous poster does live? Nepotism is a staunchly human thing and very much visible in all societies. I grant you that there have been authors suggesting nepotisim is a problem in south america and south/east asia. Its also an issue in Europe, in fact it's an issue in North America as well. The national bent is unnecessary. The aggressiveness belies ulterior motives too easily.
  - justinclift 3y ago
    Unfortunately, it looks like they're proving my point. :( What potential whistleblower would want to involve an unknown person who just becomes hostile when asked to establish their credibility? :( Doesn't seem like an appropriate level of maturity. :( :( :( --- @that_aint_cool Instead of name calling and other crap like that, how about giving people a reason to trust you? You're a completely unknown person, asking to be let in on confidential details. Do you think your behaviour - as demonstrated here so far - would be viewed well by a potential whistleblower or judge?
    - that_aint_cool 3y ago
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    - that_aint_cool 3y ago
      You seem to have a vested interest in de-railing the conversation. I am the one sharing details-- such as the current SolarWinds CEO's cousin being in charge of the HR department of SolarWinds-- both of whom are native Indians (known to be a culture with rife corruption, fraud, and nepotism as discussed throughout many sources of reputable literature and journals).

phrotoma 3y ago

Ramakrishna was appointed CEO in January 2021 [0], the attack happened prior to his taking office [1]. The CEO at the time was Kevin B Thompson [2]. [0] https://investors.solarwinds.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=8184fddf-ce4f-4ce8-a606-d40b9985fd18 https://investors.solarwinds.com/corporate-governance/board-... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_federal_government_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_federal_gov... [2] https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kevin-thompson https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kevin-thompson