It seems every day, there is a new addition to what is unfolding at Twitter. I can scarcely believe that it has been over two months since I sat down to watch Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In my naivety, I thought that was going to be the biggest event for Twitter and for data security in 2022. With so much happening since, and surely more to come, pinpointing the biggest story from 2022 will be a data problem in itself.
Twitter is undoubtedly a different company now and, by all accounts, a company where public opinion and the board of directors play a diminishing role. The impact of how Twitter handles data security and the focus of the whistleblower complaint remains unknown, but without the oversight of being a public company, early signs are concerning.
However, we should not forget that Twitter is still subject to oversight from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and has a second consent order from the FTC hanging over its head. How the FTC responds to the events of 2022 will have very real implications for the governance of data security across any organization that deals with personal information.
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