Security News > 2023 > January > Twitter whistleblower Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko lands new gig at Rapid7

Updated Former Twitter security chief and whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko has landed his first official role since he left the company, a part-time job as "Executive in residence" with cybersecurity firm Rapid7.

Zatko has a reputation for both bluntness and skill that only solidified after he was fired from Twitter.

His departure was allegedly over fundamental disagreements with former boss Parag Agrawal about disclosing security issues to the company's board, although Twitter told The Register in August that Zatko was "Fired from his senior executive role at Twitter in January 2022 for ineffective leadership and poor performance."

Zatko filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department that among other things Twitter failed to comply with a 2011 FTC Consent Order.

In September, Zatko appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and stated that pre-Musk Twitter's "Security failures threaten national security, compromise the privacy and security of users, and at times threaten the very continued existence of the company."

The new Rapid7 employee isn't the only person associated with the company that has beef with Twitter.

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