Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybersecurity policies

Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe... by jonstewart on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @02:39PM (#32569255)

I wouldn't paint with too broad of a brush in this instance, however. Yes, mudge is the ur-hacker, but also: he worked at BBN and DARPA (where he was extremely effective) and elsewhere. He probably has the most experience of any technical/hacker on the planet of working with executives in large organizations.

Agrawal's memo, in contrast, reeks of insecurity. The combination of how he's treated mudge and Rishi Sunak and the potential consequences of this complaint (particularly if FTC investigates and finds Twitter has not been following the consent decree) boxes him into a corner -- he won't be able to recruit the talent to solve these security problems and will be seen as an impediment to compliance/mitigation. I could easily see the FTC et al insisting on his resignation as part of a settlement. It's an own-goal.

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Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe... by colechristensen on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:40PM (#32570323)

A security lead who didn't try to raise major issues around a bad boss would be doing a bad job.

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Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe... by crb on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:39PM (#32570300)

What's the story with Rishi Sunak? Assuming you mean the candidate for Conservative Party leader and thus UK PM, I wasn't aware of such a connection.

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Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe... by groby_b on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @04:41PM (#32571186)

Rinki Sethi. OP meant Rinki Sethi. (CISO of Twitter until January, left at the same time as Mudge)

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Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe... by jonstewart on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @05:45PM (#32571982)

Oh, yes, thank you! I can't edit my comment anymore, but, yes, Rinki Sethi, apologies for the confusion.

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Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe... by ginger2016 on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:28PM (#32572428)

Thank you for the clarification, this got me confused too!

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Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe... by pclmulqdq on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:49PM (#32572605)

I have spoken to a few DARPA program managers before, and they are usually amazingly smart people who are great at corporate politics. This doesn't sound like someone who is bad at corporate politics, just someone who underestimated the humility with which his manager would approach his job. No disrespect at all to Mudge, I think he did the right thing. Unfortunately, he didn't "manage up" very well in this instance.

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