Transforming Security with Pentesting and Bug Bounties

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Nov 14 2023 Duration: 60 mins

Presented by

Jon Medvenics, Heretek | Katie Paxton-Fear, Traceable | Donald Donzal, TCM Security | Hani Momeninia, City Electrical Factors

About this talk

Google, Apple and Microsoft awarded record-breaking prizes to bug hunters in 2022, with Google alone delivering $12m in bug bounties. During the same year, the pentesting industry disclosed over 25,100 vulnerabilities – a 4000 spike compared with the previous year. Now, in 2023, even tech darling OpenAI is betting big on bug bounties, offering up to $20,000 for ChatGPT users reporting vulnerabilities.

Join this session to learn why organizations are increasingly adopting offensive cyber programs and the challenges that they face when incorporating them into their overall cyber-defensive posture.
- Understand why defensive cyber along is not sufficient to prevent cyber-attacks
- Learn the differences between pentesting, bug bounties, red/blue/purple teaming
- Understand how to adapt these programs to your business
- Explore how offensive cyber programs will be critical to securing generative AI tools

Presenters:
Jon Medvenics, Chief Hacker, Heretek | Katie Paxton-Fear, Ethical Hacker, Traceable | Donald Donzal, CMO, TCM Security & Founder, The Ethical Hacker Network | Hani Momeninia, Purple Team Operative, City Electrical Factors

Available on demand