risk-management

18
May
What the Netflix ‘Zero Day’ series got right about incident response

What the Netflix ‘Zero Day’ series got right about incident response

That said, the widespread nature of the effects shown in the six-part series are definitely plausible. Industrial control systems and the infrastructure that supports them are riddled with zero-day vulnerabilities, alongside the more common "known, yet unpatched" n-day vulnerabilities.
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
17
Dec
A few security predictions for 2025

A few security predictions for 2025

It's that time of year again... Here are a few trends that I see making their presence felt
2 min read
13
Jun

Bugs on a Plane: Implementing a Bug Bounty in an Airline IT/OT Environment

Bug bounty programs are a valuable tool for security efforts but only if they are correctly applied. This is particularly true for airlines who have to secure both the IT business systems and OT aircraft systems that enable the business to operate safely.
6 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
28
Jul
Digital and Personal Self-Care at #hackersummersamp - "New Normalish" Edition

Digital and Personal Self-Care at #hackersummersamp - "New Normalish" Edition

I usually write a piece for first-timers and newbies on how to get the most out of Hacker Summer Camp and how to stay safe digitally and physically. This tradition began in the early days of Bugcrowd, when DEF CON was part of new-hire induction.
6 min read
26
May

What are the security risks of open sourcing the Twitter algorithm?

What are the security risks of open sourcing the Twitter algorithm?Experts debate whether open source Twitter is a net
1 min read
20
Aug
[TRANSCRIPT] Threats that may have gone unnoticed by organizations during the pandemic

[TRANSCRIPT] Threats that may have gone unnoticed by organizations during the pandemic

Casey Ellis, the founder, chairman and CTO of Bugcrowd, told SC Media Senior Reporter Joe Uchill that companies should think about the various threat scenarios that emerged over the last year that they may have missed as employees return to the office environment.
2 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