This article offers one the best approaches against cyber criminals. In fact, the “bug bounty” concept that Tech Republic’s Matt Asay explains in this piece may be yet the best answer many organizations have been waiting for. In a few words, the “bug bounty” program is an approach of a common platform like HackerOne, working for major companies to get them access to thousands of hackers who are vetted and scored according to HackerOne CEO, Marten Mickos. In other words, this is a strategy to enable companies immediate access to a diverse group of ethical hackers. Remember that for each vulnerability that gets fixed, that system is more secure. Another benefit of this program is that malicious attackers tend to stay away from systems that are much tougher to break into.
Marten also describes the traits of a highly productive bug hunter. According to the CEO, “The most important characteristic is curiosity.” After that comes creativity and the ability to write elegant reports that the receiving security team can quickly understand and assess.
This is an excellent piece of writing that I would advise even IT Security executives to read because it offers good and simple solutions against malicious hackers.
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