Bug Bounty Program Made One Teen a Millionaire Hacker Nate Swanner, March 12, 2019 4 min read One white-hat hacker from Argentina has become the first known bug bounty millionaire. Santiago Lopez (who has the...
GitHub Expands Bug Bounty Program Scope & Increases Payouts Nate Swanner, February 19, 2019 5 min read GitHub is adding more of its own services to its bug bounty program, and increasing the payout amounts it offers to...
Bug Bounties: Efficient Security Strategy or Empty Hype? Nick Kolakowski, February 6, 2019 3 min read Security is expensive. It requires highly specialized tech pros and pricey software. But a lack of security is...
Hackers Hungry for Learning, Want More Education: HackerOne Survey Nick Kolakowski, July 17, 2018 3 min read Crowdsourced security testing—fueled by “bug bounties”—is on the rise, according to a new report from...
After Spectre and Meltdown, Intel Expands Bug Bounty Program Nick Kolakowski, February 16, 2018 2 min read Intel, which is still wrestling with the fallout of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, is expanding its...
Hunting (Software) Bugs for Fun and Profit Yael Grauer, September 11, 2017 8 min read Large-scale data breaches have skyrocketed over the past few years. In a bid to lock down their infrastructure,...
Can Bug Bounties Replace IT Security Staff? Nick Kolakowski, January 23, 2017 3 min read Bug bounties offer the tantalizing possibility of closing off major vulnerabilities in exchange for a relatively...
FTC Awarding Cash for Securing Internet of Things Nick Kolakowski, January 5, 2017 3 min read The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is offering tech pros $25,000 if they can create a software tool that will protect...
