Bugcrowd announces LevelUp 0x02, the virtual hacking conference
Hi everyone! Bugcrowd is very excited to announce LevelUp 0x02, the free, online bug bounty hunter conference! On May 26, 2018, we will host the all-day conference featuring presentations from bug bounty hunters and penetration testers, sharing best practices, strategies, and research to help level-up their fellow bug hunters. Just like last year, our goal
Researcher Documents Updates
In order for Researchers to be successful, it is vital to clearly communicate expectations. We have refined verbiage in both the Bugcrowd Standard Disclosure Terms and the Bugcrowd Researcher Code of Conduct, and these changes are highlighted below: In the Bugcrowd Standard Disclosure Terms, we made the following change to clarify our policies for uploading
2018 Predictions: It Takes a Crowd
At the end of 2017 we asked our researcher community what changes they predicted for the bug bounty space in the year to come. The response was overwhelmingly the same: more companies adopting bug bounties across company size and industry vertical. One researcher wrote that 2018 would be “similar to this year (2017), more companies
How-To: Find IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) Vulnerabilities for large bounty rewards
The following is a guest blog post from Mert & Evren, two talented researchers from Turkey. IDOR vulnerabilities are of the higher impact and higher paying vulnerabilities for web bug bounties. This article explores what IDORs are and how to find them.
Bugcrowd announces LevelUp virtual hacking conference
Bugcrowd is putting on a conference for bug bounty hunters, but over the internet! On July 15th 2017, we will host an all-day conference with presentations from bug bounty hunters & penetration testers sharing their best practices, strategies, and research to help level-up their fellow bug hunters. Our goal for this conference is to create
How to use Bug Bounties to Build Your Career – Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology
This is the fifth post in our series: “Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology”. Read on to learn how you can use bug bounties to build and grow a successful penetration testing or bug hunting career. If you have any feedback, please tweet us at @Bugcrowd.
The Importance of Scope – Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology
This is the second post in our new series: “Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology”. Today we explore bounty scopes, disclosure terms & rules, and how those guide you in your hacking. If you have any feedback, please tweet us at @Bugcrowd.
Getting Started – Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology
This is the first post in our new series: “Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology”. Over the coming weeks, we will share information and resources that will help any aspiring security researcher or bug bounty hunter get their start. If you have any feedback, please tweet us at @Bugcrowd.
Tips from Top Hackers – Bug Hunting methodology and the importance of writing quality submissions
Yesterday we shared how some of Bugcrowd’s top-ranked bug hunters fit bounties into their schedule and maximize payouts, and today we’re going to dive a bit deeper with one of those researchers. In today’s post, Brett Buerhaus, ranked 16 on Bugcrowd and experienced security researcher, shares his method for approaching new bug bounties and writing bug
