There is a common misconception among criminals that it isn't a crime if you don't get caught. Yet, most law abiding citizens would contend that getting caught is not what makes it a crime, it was a crime before it was committed.
Likewise, many companies may not have considered the seriousness of internal problems until a whistleblower brings them to the world's attention. That could certainly be the case with Twitter, after the social media company's former security chief warned lawmakers and regulators last month that the platform apparently had neither the incentive nor the resources to properly measure the full scope of bots on its platform, according to a 200-page whistleblower disclosure.
As previously reported, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko filed the disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Department of Justice (DoJ) in July.
In this case, experts are now saying that this revelation isn't entirely unexpected or the least bit shocking.
"A complex social media company the size of Twitter is bound to stumble," explained James Bailey, professor of leadership at the George Washington University School of Business. "It's a fairly new industry. Internally, policing Twitter is impossible. There are just too many decisions to make with no precedent to make them. Whether it's data security or content presentation, this is a normal evolutionary process."
Major Allegations Including Cybersecurity Concerns
Based on what we...
moneycontrol.com’s Post moneycontrol.com 1,301,152 followers 19m #World | Iran slams Trump’s ‘false claims’, warns Hormuz will not stay open Read More: https://lnkd.in/dJpX-iu9 Like Comme...