Katie Moussouris: The Bug Bounty Conflict of Interest
Katie Moussouris sounds off on the challenges behind creating successful bug bounty programs.
Newsmaker Interviews
Google Discloses Android Camera Hijack Hack
Google has disclosed a now-fixed issue that enabled third-party apps to access a disturbing set of permissions for its Camera App built into Android phones.
No ‘Silver Bullet’ Fix for Alexa, Google Smart Speaker Hacks
Karsten Nohl, who was behind this week’s research that outlined new eavesdropping hacks for Alexa and Google Home, says that privacy for smart home assistants still has a ways to go.
Marc Rogers discusses the logistics behind a recently-proposed anonymous bug submission program, meant to encourage ethical hackers to submit high-level bugs anonymously.
A 14-year-old hacker bricked at least 4,000 Internet of Things devices with a new strain of malware called Silex this week. Threatpost talks to the researcher who discovered the malware.
Bruce Schneier discusses the clash between critical infrastructure and cyber threats.
MikroTik, Hadoop clusters, legislation and more will mark the botnet space in 2019.
In this Newsmaker Interview, ‘breach hunter’ Chris Vickery explores a recent spate of breaches from Marriott, USPS and Dell EMC.
The bug bounty “queen” Katie Moussouris discusses the biggest mistakes that companies launching these programs are making.
Concerns over midterm election tampering reach a boiling point in the days leading up to actual voting.
