Peiter C. Zatko, better known as Mudge, is a network security expert, open source programmer, writer, and a hacker. He was the most prominent member of the high-profile hacker think tank the L0pht as well as the long-lived computer and culture hacking cooperative the Cult of the Dead Cow. In 2020, he was hired as head of security at Twitter.
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Peiter C. Zatko, better known as Mudge, is a network security expert, open source programmer, writer, and a hacker. He was the most prominent member of the high-profile hacker think tank the L0pht as well as the long-lived computer and culture hacking cooperative the Cult of the Dead Cow. Mudge was responsible for early research into a type of security vulnerability known as the buffer overflow. In 2010 Mudge accepted a position as a program manager at DARPA where he oversaw cyber security research.
In 2013 Mudge went to work for Google in their Advanced Technology & Projects division. In 2020, he was hired as head of security at Twitter. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music at the top of his class and is an adept guitar player. On 11 August 2007 he married Sarah Lieberman, a co-worker at BBN. At DARPA he created the Cyber Analytical Framework the agency used to evaluate DoD investments in offensive and defensive cyber security.
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