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.
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.
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
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.
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 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...
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.
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
[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.
[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.