Get a Pentest and security assessment of your IT network.

News

White-Hat Bug Bounty Programs Draw Inspiration from the Old West

Corporations and governments are paying high-dollar bounties to combat a new generation of cybercrime. The fast-growing cybercrime epidemic is projected to cost the world $6 trillion a year by 2021. High-profile victims include Target, Uber, Anthem, Equifax, the FBI, and the National Security Administration. A legion of super-skilled white-hat hackers are sneaking into computer systems to keep the world safer from their black-hat counterparts. “Bug bounty” programs are now an essential strategy in keeping the digital desperados at bay.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/white-hat-bug-bounty-programs-draw-inspiration-from-the-old-west

Related posts
News

Ashley Madison 2.0 Hackers Leak 20GB Data Dump, Including CEO's Emails

News

Art of Twitter account hacking

News

Thousands of Magento websites compromised to serve malware

News

Office 365 Secure Score: An Introduction