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Twitter Names Famous Hacker, Peiter Zatko, New Head of Security

Twitter Names Famous Hacker, Peiter Zatko, New Head of Security

Twitter recently named Peiter Zatko as head of security. Known by his hacker handle ‘Mudge’, Zatko will recommend changes in structure and practices and answer to CEO Jack Dorsey. He is expected to take over management of key security functions after a 45- to 60-day review.

 

In a Reuters report, Zatko said he will examine “information security, site integrity, physical security, platform integrity -- which starts to touch on abuse and manipulation of the platform -- and engineering.”

 

Most recently, Zatko looked after security at the electronic payments unicorn Stripe. Before that, he worked at Google on special projects and oversaw handing out grants for projects on cybersecurity at the Pentagon’s famed Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency (DARPA).

 

Talking about Twitter, Zatko said, “They are willing to take some risks. With the challenges of algorithms and algorithmic bias, they are not standing by and waiting until someone else solves the problem.”

 

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