US Offering a $10M Bounty For Info On Russian Ransomware Hacker
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May 2023
Uber's Ex-CSO Gets Three Years' Probation Over 2016 Hack Cover Up
Read also: A British hacker pleads guilty to the 2020 Twitter hack, China reports the first arrest over the use of AI, and more.
Bug Bounty Programs Explained: Proactively Finding Bugs for Enhanced Security
The digital world is a lot like the Old West: lawless criminals are looking to take advantage of any bug, flaw or vulnerability to exploit. To combat the problems from these flaws, many organizations offer bounties to anyone who can find them before cybercriminals. Because bugs can be challenging to spot, bug bounty programs leverage ethical hackers' expertise to spot corporate software's flaws. Some of the largest corporations in the world, including Google, Microsoft, and the U.S.
What are honey pots? Hacker explains why honey pots are so effective at catching security breaches
Hacker Adriel Desautel explains why honey pots are such an effective tool to use against malicious threat actors. Adriel is a legendary personality in the security and hacking communities, today as the founder and CEO of Netraguard he, along with his team, conduct real world penetration tests on organizations of all sizes. This clip is part of an episode in The Security Repo Podcast where white hat hackers Noah Tongate and Adriel Desautel give real world advice on how to protect yourself against 'people like them'.
Fixing half a million security vulnerabilities
Hackathons are well known among software development teams for driving innovation and collaboration. So, what if we applied that model to cybersecurity to improve an organization’s application security posture? That would be a dream come true for any CISO and security practitioner — and is exactly what we set out to do at Snyk in February 2023. Check out some of the funniest moments from our panels.
Albertsons Grocery Chain Gets Hacked: Customer and Employee Data Exposed
Albertsons is a major grocery chain in the United States. The company is based in Boise, Idaho, and oversees a huge range of different grocery stores throughout the country. Stores like Star Market, Tom Thumb, Acme, Safeway, Vons, Balduccis, Food Lover's Market, Shaw's, Albertsons, and more.