Can bug bounty programs be designed to protect consumer privacy and how do programs balance white hat disclosure versus companies sitting on vulnerabilities until they are fixed?
SAN FRANCISCO – Marten Mickos, HackerOne CEO, catches up with Threatpost at RSA Conference to discuss hot-button issues around modern bounty programs. Topics range from how to design a program to protect consumer privacy and vulnerability disclosure issues. Mickos also reflects on the growing reliance of bug bounty programs by the private and public sector.
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The most-rewarded flaw is XSS, which is among those that are relatively cheap for organizations to identify.
The move is a distinct change in direction for the app, which has been criticized and even banned for its security practices.
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