Post on 12-Apr-2017
Bug Bounty - Hackers Job
Arbin Godar (@arbingodar)
Arbin Godar #whoami
- Student @ Trinity International College- Guy interested in web security- A mediocre programmer, hobbyist etc.
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What is Bug Bounty?Paying monetary reward to security researchers for certain qualifying security bugs.
Hacker find security bug and reported bug on Example
Example security team triaged the bug
Example pays $$$ according to it’s impact
Why companies run bug bounty program?
- Fastest way to improve security publicly- Safety- Cost effective
Why bug hunting?
- To make money- To have fun- To build strong portfolio - To be challenged etc.
“ Hacking is a lifelong journey of learning. ”
- https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Top_Ten_Project
- https://hackerone.com/blog/what-great-hackers-share
- https://forum.bugcrowd.com/t/researcher-resources-how-to-become-a-bug-bounty-hunter/1102
References / Links:
How to start bug hunting ?
- Practice makes a man perfect- Reading : books , proof of concepts - Requires little programming knowledge- Think logically
Popular bug bounty programs and platforms
- Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo, PayPal etc.
- Platforms: HackerOne , Bugcrowd, Cobalt, Synack etc.
Submitting Bug Report
- Title - Description of bug- Step to Reproduce the bug- Impact- Suggested Fix
For Motivation
Thank You!
Arbin Godar (@arbingodar)pentester.arbin@gmail.comwww.arbingodar.com