Twitter's Chief Information Security Officer Is Leaving the Company

Michael Coates departs to start his own firm

Twitter’s chief information security officer is leaving the company, a Twitter spokesperson has confirmed to Adweek.

Michael Coates, who has been Twitter’s CISO since early 2015, is departing to start his own firm, according to The Verge, which first reported the news. Coates will be replaced in the interim by Joseph Camilleri, who is currently a member of Twitter’s information and security risk team.

The news comes during a series of security shake-ups at some of the biggest digital platforms.

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