Twitter Appoints Rinki Sethi as New Information Security Head

Earlier in July, Twitter had reported a breach where hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform's top voices.

By Reuters | Updated: 29 September 2020 12:45 IST

Twitter Appoints Rinki Sethi as New Information Security Head

Photo Credit: LinkedIn/ Rinki Sethi

Sethi previously worked as the vice president of information security at cyber-security firm Palo Alto

Highlights

Twitter had been without a security chief since December
The hacked accounts included that of Joe Biden and Kim Kardashian
The hacked accounts were used to solicit digital currency

Twitter appointed Rinki Sethi, a former information security executive at IBM, as its chief information security officer, the social media company said in a tweet on Monday.

Today, I'm thrilled to welcome @rinkisethi as the new CISO of @twitter. An inspiring and experienced leader, Rinki comes to us via Rubrik, IBM, and Palo Alto Networks. At Twitter, she will lead our growing InfoSec team, protecting our customers and our company to earn trust.
— Nick Tornow (@nicktornow) September 28, 2020

Sethi had previously worked as the vice president of information security at cyber-security firm Palo Alto, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Reuters reported in July that Twitter, which had been without a security chief since December, stepped up its search in the weeks before the breach of high-profile accounts on its platform.

Twitter to Start Testing Voice Direct Messages: Report

Earlier in July, the company had reported a breach where hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform's top voices including US presidential candidate Joe Biden and reality TV star Kim Kardashian and used them to solicit digital currency.

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