Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko Lands Role as CISA Senior Technical Adviser
06-Sep-23
The former hacker and Twitter security executive will utilize his position to assist in carrying out the National Cybersecurity Strategy goals of the Biden administration. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a former head of security for Twitter and a “executive in residence” at the cybersecurity company Rapid7, has accepted a new position with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where he will start working part-time as a senior technical adviser.
In 1998, at one of the first congressional hearings on cybersecurity, Zatko, a member of the L0pht hacker collective, warned the nation about security risks before testifying before a Senate committee. In filing a complaint against Twitter with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Justice Department, he is also referred to as a whistleblower.
