Security News > 2020 > November > Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko Named Head of Security at Twitter
2020-11-17 12:13
Social media giant Twitter has appointed security expert Peiter Zatko as its head of security.
On Monday, shortly after Reuters broke the news, Zatko confirmed on Twitter that he has joined the social media platform's executive team.
His career in computer security started in the 1990s.
The news comes roughly a month and a half after Twitter appointed Rinki Sethi as chief information security officer.
The new appointment underlines Twitter's focus on improving its security posture following the significant data breach that resulted in the takeover of multiple high-profile accounts in July 2020.