Bugcrowd 2013 to 2025 - People and Places
















































































There's a fresh conversation happening about the distinction between bug bounty programs and vulnerability disclosure programs. This is an area where the distinction between a bug bounty program (cash or cash equivalent proactively offered to the public) and a vulnerability disclosure program (which can optionally offer a thank-you
Last Saturday Jan 31 was my last day "inside the tent" at Bugcrowd.
Notes from judging DistrictCon's Junkyard Year 1 — a Pwn2Own-style exploit contest targeting end-of-life devices. Disco balls, DNA sequencers, gym treadmills, and self-propagating game worms. Includes exploit chain diagrams for all eleven talks.
2026 cybersecurity forecast: China's PLA centenary looms, AI turns anyone into a malware developer, and economic pressure pushes more people toward cybercrime. Shift-left finally start working—but only for modern code. The rest of the internet? A triage trash fire.