The Right Amount of Trauma
I’ve come to believe that there’s an ideal amount of trauma in one’s past. Or at least if you aim to be highly successful at…
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Shopify Celebrates 5 Years on HackerOne
Five years ago, Shopify’s small but mighty security team began their hacker-powered security journey with HackerOne. Since then, they have paid out over $1,000,000 in…
WordPress disabled auto update in version 4.9.3
WordPress version 4.9.3 included a great deal of security patches. However, the widely used Content Management System accidentally disabled the auto update functionality in that…
Hackers take on San Francisco for the 4th Year in a Row
On February 21st, almost 70 hackers participated in HackerOne’s first Flagship Live Hacking Event of the year: h1-415 2020. This is HackerOne’s fourth year hosting…
Meet the team: Kristian Bremberg – Community-minded ethical hacker who loves to help out
“My whole life is circling around IT security,” Kristian Bremberg says, half-jokingly. The Community Manager of Detectify’s ethical hacking platform Detectify Crowdsource is passionate about…
PayPal on Creating Strong Relationships with Security Researchers
This blog post was written and contributed by Information Security Engineer, Ray Duran, on behalf of the PayPal Bug Bounty team. PayPal has been a…
Meet the Hacker: Gerben Janssen van Doorn: “If you want to pursue ethical hacking, start by understanding XSS”
Gerben Janssen van Doorn, a 21-year old ethical hacker from The Netherlands, is one of our Detectify Crowdsource hackers. He smiles when asked about his…
Stay Ahead of Threats With Hacker-Powered Retesting
Vulnerabilities that go undetected can pose a serious threat to your business. Identifying critical bugs is only the first step in reducing such risk. As…
Website security check: a step-by-step guide
A thorough website security check can reveal vulnerabilities in your code and help you fix them before they are exploited by hackers. This step-by-step guide…
Security by the People: Announcing HackerOne’s FedRAMP Authorization
In the face of unprecedented cybersecurity threats, governments around the world are searching for creative ways to secure their most precious asset: their data. For…
Meet the team: Korab Shala – Graphic designer with unlimited creativity
Graphic designer Korab Shala lives and works in Stockholm, but his passion for design started in Kosovo, almost 2000 kilometres away from Sweden. Korab is…
How Federal Agencies Use Vulnerability Disclosure Policies to Level Up Security
Vulnerability disclosure policies, or VDPs, have become a best practice for all organizations and government agencies. However, some organizations have yet to open their door…