Security News > 2020 > August > Mozilla Cybersecurity Staff Hit by Layoffs

Mitchell Baker, the CEO of Mozilla Corporation and chairwoman of the Mozilla Foundation, announced on Tuesday that the company has laid off roughly 250 people, and former employees say the list includes cybersecurity staff.

While Mozilla has not shared any specifics on what type of staff it has laid off, at least two employees in security roles reported being among those impacted.

Purzynski, who has been with Mozilla for the past 8 years, said the company terminated its entire threat management team, and noted that "Mozilla is now without detection and incident response."

While some believe that Mozilla's decision to lay off cybersecurity staff can send the wrong message on how much it cares about security, others believe the company made the right call.

Mozilla told SecurityWeek that it has restructured its security functions across the organization to better ensure the security of Mozilla and its users.

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