Inviting the Hackers In: Turning External Risk into Business Resilience with Alex Rice

In this episode of the TPRM Podcast — Threats, Pitfalls & Risk Myths — host Nate Lee sits down with Alex Rice, Co-Founder and CTO of HackerOne and former Head of Product Security at Facebook, to talk about how transparency can transform the way organizations think about security and trust. Alex shares his journey building the world’s leading vulnerability disclosure platform and why openness, accountability, and community are the future of effective security. They explore: - Why transparency drives better security outcomes - Lessons learned from years of hacker–company collaboration - How to manage external risk responsibly - The evolution of bug bounty programs and vulnerability disclosure - What it takes to build trust across an entire ecosystem This episode is packed with real-world insights for CISOs, founders, and engineers looking to move from secrecy to shared accountability and make security a true business enabler. 🔗Listen and Subscribe • Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/7JvPsyMJPgVLOKuJhkKfxA • Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tprm-podcast/id1848217699 • YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@TPRMPodcast 👤 About the Host Nate Lee is a B2B Scaleup CISO and Founder of Cloudsec.ai, helping software-first companies build business-aligned security programs that increase dev velocity, shorten sales cycles, and strengthen trust. 🎧 About the Show The TPRM Podcast brings you conversations with security leaders rethinking risk — exploring the threats, pitfalls, and myths that define today’s cybersecurity landscape. 💬 Connect with Us LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/natetrustmind/ Website → tprmpodcast.com Instagram → @tprmpodcast TikTok → @tprmpodcast #CyberSecurity #TPRMPodcast #AlexRice #HackerOne #NateLee #Transparency #Trust #CISO #SecurityLeadership #BugBounty #VulnerabilityDisclosure #SaaS #RiskManagement #SecurityCulture #CyberRisk #SecurityPodcast