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Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting

We talk with Casey Ellis, founder and CTO of BugCrowd about how the market for software bugs has changed since the first bug bounty programs emerged nearly 20 years ago, and what’s hot in bug hunting in 2021.

Podcast Episode 118: White Hat Eye on the Gaming Guy

In this week’s episode, #118: modern computer games are like mini economies and that makes them a big target for hackers. We talk with four leading researchers from Bug Crowd about how even popular games fall down on security. Also: Srinivas Mukkamala, the CEO of RiskSense about how artificial intelligence and risk based approaches to securing elections systems could pay off.

Podcast Episode 112: what it takes to be a top bug hunter

In this week’s episode (#112): top bug hunters can earn more than $1 million a year from “bounties” paid for information on exploitable software holes in common platforms and applications. What does it take to be among the best? We talk with Jason Haddix of the firm Bug Crowd to find out. Also: The Internet Society’s Jeff Wilbur talks about the new #GetIoTSmart campaign to educate device makers and the public about Internet of Things security. 

Info on Intel Flaw Followed Offer of Cash Bounty

In-brief: the disclosure of a critical flaw in remote management software by Intel followed the company’s move, in March, to begin offering cash bounties for information about software vulnerabilities, an Intel spokesman confirmed. 

Report: Feds Mull Bug Bounty Contest for Medical Devices

In-brief: Following the success of the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty program, officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are considering launching a similar program aimed at medical devices and other healthcare systems.