Buttigieg’s CISO resigns, leaving no known cybersecurity chiefs among the 2020 candidates – By Zack Whittaker (Techcrunch) / Jan 15 2020
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has lost his campaign’s chief information security officer, citing “differences” with the campaign over its security practices.
Mick Baccio, who served under the former South Bend mayor’s campaign for the White House, left his position earlier this month.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the news. TechCrunch also confirmed Baccio’s resignation, who left less than a year after joining the Buttigieg campaign.
“I had fundamental philosophical differences with campaign management regarding the architecture and scope of the information security program,” Baccio told TechCrunch.
“We thank him for the work he did to protect our campaign against attacks,” said Buttigieg spokesperson Chris Meagher. The spokesperson said that the campaign had retained a new security firm, but would not say which company.
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