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Jan 17, 2019 at 19:53
Building a bug bounty system that attracts talented researchers, how much they earn, and how many bugs they find:
On Bounties and Boffins
On Bounties and Boffins
Trying to make a living as a programmer participating in bug bounties is the same as convincing yourself that you’re good enough at Texas Hold ‘Em to quit your job. There’s data to back this up in Fixing a Hole: The Labor Market for Bugs, a chapter in New Solutions for Cybersecurity, by Ryan Ellis, […]

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