Bug Bounty Programs are Just Legalized Bribery

An episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast podcast, hosted by Tech Field Day, titled "Bug Bounty Programs are Just Legalized Bribery" was published on December 15, 2020 and runs 29 minutes.

December 15, 2020 ·29m · Tech Field Day Podcast

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Summary

Finding bugs in software isn’t new. Finding security bugs is just as old. Even the process of selling them to nefarious operators has history. The rise of bug bounty programs is changing the economics of disclosure and patching, however. We’ve entered a new era of people trying to get top dollar for their investigations. The morality around it all is troubling. In this episode, find out if bug bounty programs are just legalized bribery. Bug bounty programs are legalized bribery. Or are they? Catch this podcast to learn more. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Name Jens SoeldnerPieter-Jan NefkensChristopher Kusek Twitter @JensSoeldner@PJNef@cxi Moderator Tom Hollingsworth @NetworkingNerd Follow us on Twitter! AND SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox.

Episode Description

Finding bugs in software isn’t new. Finding security bugs is just as old. Even the process of selling them to nefarious operators has history.

The rise of bug bounty programs is changing the economics of disclosure and patching, however. We’ve entered a new era of people trying to get top dollar for their investigations. The morality around it all is troubling.

In this episode, find out if bug bounty programs are just legalized bribery.

Bug bounty programs are legalized bribery. Or are they? Catch this podcast to learn more.

On-Premises for today’s roundtable:

Name

Jens SoeldnerPieter-Jan NefkensChristopher Kusek

Twitter

@JensSoeldner @PJNef @cxi

Moderator

Tom Hollingsworth @NetworkingNerd

Follow us on Twitter! AND SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox.

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