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Bug bounties: the good and the bad of computer security

Bug bounties: the good and the bad of computer security

FromThe Vergecast


Bug bounties: the good and the bad of computer security

FromThe Vergecast

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jul 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to founder and CEO of Luta Security Katie Moussouris.
Moussouris has a long history in computer security, working at Microsoft and the Department of Defense creating their first bug bounty programs to incentivize catching and reporting security bugs and vulnerabilities in software systems.
Nilay and Katie discuss the good and bad of bug bounties, encryption dilemmas with consumer devices, voting security in elections, and overall how we keep our software and networks secure.
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Released:
Jul 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. And on Tuesdays, Nilay hosts in-depth, one-on-one interviews with major technology leaders. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.