Hack the Pentagon 3.0: Groundbreaking Bug Bounty Program Is Back

By Habiba Rashid The US military seeks public help in securing its critical cyber infrastructure with "Hack the Pentagon 3.0" bug bounty program. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hack the Pentagon 3.0: Groundbreaking Bug Bounty Program Is Back...

ThreatList: Bug Bounty Payouts Increase Six Percent for Critical Vulnerabilities

The average payout price for critical vulnerabilities are up six percent and now average $2,041 compared to the prior year. The numbers are from HackerOne’s 2018 Hacker-Powered Security Report, published Wednesday. The study looked at data derived from the HackerOne community between May 2017 and...

U.S. DoD Hopes To Stamp Out Threats With Bug Bounty Program

The U.S. Department of Defense is doubling down on routing out vulnerabilities in its massive government systems. On Monday, the DoD announced it was expanding its bug bounty program to include the agency’s massive Defense Travel System. The “Hack the DTS” program launched in partnership with bug...

The Time Has Arrived to Embrace Hackers

BOSTON—More than ever, hackers are getting a welcoming embrace from law enforcement, governments and business. Bug bounties and vulnerability disclosure programs are becoming the norm across industry, and hackers are no longer universally viewed as a pariah. Simultaneously, however, groups such a...

DoD Publishes Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

The Department of Defense promised upon the inception of the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty program that it would continue to engage white-hats. Hack the Pentagon set the tone with more than 1,400 participants and 138 vulnerabilities resolved during the 24-day trial during the spring. Two weeks ago...

Meet the 18-Year-Old Who Hacked the Pentagon

Ask David Dworken when he was in tenth grade what a cross-site scripting vulnerability is and you might get a strange look from the Alexandria, Va., teen. Fast forward two years and pose the same question Dworken and you’ll get a well-versed answer from the now white hat hacker and recent high...

Katie Moussouris on Hack the Pentagon, Embracing Hackers

Mike Mimoso talks to Katie Moussouris about her newly launched consultancy Luta Security, the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty program, and some ISO news around vulnerability disclosure. Download: KatieMoussourisonHerNewConsultancyHackthePentagonandMore.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Hack the Pentagon DOD Bug Bounty

MIAMI—Lisa Wiswell’s phone rang off the hook last summer in the throes of the OPM hack. But she wasn’t just answering questions from those whose security clearance and personal data disappeared into the Chinese ether; there were also hackers on the other end of the line offering their help...

FBI Cracks the iPhone, Scourge of Ransomware Hits Hospitals, and the Hack the Pentagon Program

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the week in news, including how the FBI cracked that iPhone, the barrage of ransomware hitting hospitals, and the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty trial program announcement. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrap-April12016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...