Weird Glitches
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March 10, 2020Bounty Programs
Security expert Brian Krebs says that the “market for finding, stockpiling and hoarding (keeping secret) software flaws is expanding rapidly.”
The past several years have been dramatically successful for hackers. Security expert Brian Krebs says that the “market for finding, stockpiling and hoarding (keeping secret) software flaws is expanding rapidly,” and he went so far as to advocate for a compulsory bounty program.
In response, a number of white hat (read: good hacker) bug bounty programs are becoming popular. In some cases, businesses solicit friendly hackers for paid work through platforms like HackerOne, which is being used by the U.S. Department of Defense, WordPress, Coinbase, Shopify and GitHub.
In 2019, Google paid 461 different security researchers $6.5 million for bug bounties.
Related trends
This trend is part of our section on Security. Other trends in this section include:
- Bounty Programs
- Magnetic Tape Supply Shortages
- Biometric Malware
- State-Sponsored Security Breaches
- Critical Infrastructure Targets
- Offensive Government Hacking
- Zero-Day Exploits on the Rise
- Zero-Knowledge Proofs Go Commercial
- Gaining Access to Backdoors
- Remote Kill Switches
- Insecure Supply Chains
- Data Manipulation Becomes The Greater Threat
- Consumer Device Targeting
- Cyber Risk Insurance
- A.I.-Powered Automated Hacking Systems
- Hijacking Internet Traffic
- DDoS Attacks on the Rise
- Third-Party Verified Identities
- Ransomware-as-a-Service
- Decentralized Hacktivists
- Targeted Attacks on Voice Interfaces
- Weird Glitches
- Open Source App Vulnerabilities
- Global Cybersecurity Pacts
- Proliferation of Darknets
This trend is related to the following industries:
Accountants, Advertising and Public Relations, Aerospace, Agriculture, Airlines, Alternative Energy Production & Services, Architectural Services, Auto Manufacturers, Banking, Bars & Restaurants, Beauty, Beer, Wine and Liquor, Book Publishers, Broadcasters, Radio and TV, Builders/General Contractors, Cable & Satellite TV Production & Distribution, Casinos/Gambling, Chemical & Related Manufacturing, Civil Servants/Public Officials, Clergy & Religious Organizations, Clothing Manufacturing, Commercial TV & Radio Stations, Construction, Corporate Boards & Directors, Covid-19/ coronavirus, CPG, Cruise Ships & Lines, Defense, Diplomacy, Doctors & Other Health Professionals, Drug Manufacturers, Education Colleges & Universities, Education K-12, Education Online, Education Trades, Electric Utilities, Entertainment Industry, Environment, Finance, Foreign & Defense Policy, Gas & Oil, Government - International, Government - National, Government - State and Local, Health Professionals, Heavy Industry, Hedge Funds, Hospitality, Hotels/Motels/Tourism, Human Resources, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Law Enforcement, Lawyers/Law Firms/Legal Industry, Lobbyists, Luxury Retail, Magazines, Manufacturing, National Security, News Media, Non-profits/Foundations/Philanthropists, Online Media, Pharmaceuticals/Health Products, Private Equity, Professional Sports, Radio/TV Stations, Real Estate, Retail, Technology Company, Telecommunications, Trade Associations, Transportation, Travel Industry, TV Production, TV/Movies/Music, Urban Planning, Utilities, Venture Capital, Waste Management, Work (Future of)