leadership

27
May

What You Give Away Might Be Worth More Than What You Keep

The sticking point is the word "free". If you do happen to get stuck there (and a lot of things will push you in that direction), a lot of the magic in the decision math gets missed. Everything has a Give and a Get and, if you're doing it right, nothing is ever given away for free.
1 min read
05
May
Bug Bounties, The Wanted Poster For Ethical Hackers - Future Secured Episode 35

Bug Bounties, The Wanted Poster For Ethical Hackers - Future Secured Episode 35

Crowdsourced security empowers ethical hackers to protect digital assets, reshaping cybersecurity. Casey Ellis encourages entrepreneurs to lead with resilience, delegate wisely, prioritize health, and embrace innovation amid chaos for lasting impact and scalable success.
4 min read
07
Mar
The Original Bug Bounty: Alfred Hobbs and the Great Lock Controversy of 1851

The Original Bug Bounty: Alfred Hobbs and the Great Lock Controversy of 1851

Alfred Hobbs: The OG bug bounty hunter who cracked England’s ‘unpick-able’ locks. His breaker mindset exposed flaws, sparked innovation, and proved no system is perfect.
5 min read
08
Aug

My #hackersummercamp 2023 moves

Here are my moves for #hackersummercamp 2023...
1 min read
20
Aug
Where the bloody hell were you - The Great 2020 COVID Bug-In

Where the bloody hell were you - The Great 2020 COVID Bug-In

During Hacker Summer Camp, I was asked "where do you, uh, live now and stuff" a lot. Forgive this slightly indulgent post, but I wanted to blog a little bit of our story, and some of the thinking that went into executing our trans-pacific COVID bug-in back in 2020.
9 min read
04
Aug
9 Must-See Talks at #hackersummercamp 2022

9 Must-See Talks at #hackersummercamp 2022

Here's a list of the talks that I'm going to get myself along to at Blackhat and DEF CON this year, and why...
3 min read
20
Aug
[TRANSCRIPT] Threat hunting in the age of work-from-home

[TRANSCRIPT] Threat hunting in the age of work-from-home

Casey Ellis, the founder, chairman and CTO of Bugcrowd, told SC Media Senior Reporter Joe Uchill that there’s always going to be corporate infrastructure that provides information for a threat hunter, such as VPN, antivirus, and endpoint detection and response.
2 min read
10
May
Titan Talks - Ep 2 - Casey John Ellis with @thecybermentor

Titan Talks - Ep 2 - Casey John Ellis with @thecybermentor

I've watched Heath's journey as a education and community powerhouse, and more recently as an entrepreneur with tcm-sec with much interest and respect. We covered a lot of ground about entrepreneurship, founder DNA, competition, priorities, and the cybers all around.
54 min read
08
May
On Project Zero's 90+30 vulnerability disclosure policy changes

On Project Zero's 90+30 vulnerability disclosure policy changes

Google is acknowledging the increasing prevalence of n-day exploitation in the wild, particularly over the past 18 months (e.g. the CISA/NSA memo) have taken their next step in refining how they strike balance between these forces.
4 min read
28
Mar
My "office" setup

My "office" setup

As WFH was going from novel to normal, the thought occurred to me that "virtual semiotics" was quickly going to become a thing... The equivalent of the how to dress, where to sit, how to speak type advice executives get taught, but for a world which is virtual by default.
9 min read