During these last few weeks my emotions have run the gamut from anger, to sheer disbelief, to anguish, to frustration and more recently hope. As the world continued to mourn George Floyd’s murder and the police continued to react to…
Last weekend I finished re-reading A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens as it really helps reflect on the world we live in today: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the…
Bugcrowd was founded with the mission to make the digitally-connected world a safer place. We’ve upheld this responsibility, helping organizations around the world level the cybersecurity playing field against adversaries by tapping into the collective creativity of our Crowd. In…
We say “Outhack them all” a lot here at Bugcrowd. It’s part of our ethos – our way of thinking and being. Hacking is all about thinking differently to achieve greatness -- it’s something I find incredibly inspiring. Recently, I…
IoT security is one of the greatest challenges we face today. Gartner predicts there will be 25 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connecting the world by 2021. And yet, IoT has gone unregulated and largely unsecured to date. That,…
The Defense Digital Service’s mission to “drive a giant leap forward in the way the Department of Defense builds and deploys technology and digital services” is something we can all get behind. As citizens we commend the work they have…
It’s been another interesting year in security. Reflecting back, it’s clear that no one could have predicted everything that happened. And yet on the precipice of a new year we’ll all attempt to predict what will happen in the year…
We are thrilled to be part of the DoD’s security posture and announce that the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Bugcrowd a contract to expand the DoD’s “Hack the Pentagon” Crowdsourced Digital Defense Program. The program, which includes expanded…
As we begin this fall season, with renewed enthusiasm and excitement, I reflect on my favorite examples of people who think differently to achieve greatness and feel inspired to think outside-of-the-box.
In part 1 of my #outhackthemall series, I spoke about Jonny Moseley — profound Olympic freestyle skier who developed offbeat training methods that got him to the gold. This hacker mentality and approach resulted in some truly amazing achievements. I couldn’t help but think about Bugcrowd’s approach to cybersecurity, which marries the art and science of it all to Outhack Them AllTM.
Let’s dive right into my next example.
Merriam-Webster defines a “hacker” as “an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer”. It's important to clarify that there is a growing group of ethical hackers that work as digital locksmiths to help companies address security vulnerabilities every…
