Former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko, whose whistleblower claim against the company triggered multiple ongoing investigations, has joined security company Rapid7, where he will advise a range of consulting clients, the Boston-based company told The Washington Post.
The position will be Zatko’s first full-time role since being fired by Twitter a year ago after clashing with then-chief executive Parag Agrawal over what Twitter’s board of directors should be told about the company’s security, which Zatko said was disastrous.
Zatko had been hired by co-founder Jack Dorsey after a series of high-profile breaches at Twitter, but Dorsey’s attention was elsewhere. Agrawal, the company’s former chief technology officer, was responsible for many of the security decisions Zarko faulted before Agrawal succeeded Dorsey.
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Widely known by his old hacker handle Mudge, Zatko was a pioneer in the security industry during the 1990s. He later ran cybersecurity grant-making at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, worked on special projects at Google and built up the security department at payment company Stripe.
His reputation for blunt speech grew from his split with Twitter and likely scared off a number of prospective employers.
But Rapid7 chief executive Corey Thomas said he admired Zatko’s candor and commitment to figuring out which security investments actually help.
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