Tag: bug bounty
June 15, 2017 | by Kristoffer Santiago | Blog posts, Company News
If you’ve been: a) thinking of taking matters into your own hands and testing your own web apps; b) trying desperately to get your bug bounty ranking up; or c) taking a web app pentesting course and in need of some clarifications to be addressed, then it would be in your very best interest to join us on June 27th 2017, at 1PM ET for our fifth technical webinar this 2017: Stepping Through Your First Web App Penetration Test.
Tags: bug bounty, cybersecurity, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security training courses, penetration testing, web application penetration testing, web application security, webinar
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November 25, 2016 | by Kristoffer Santiago | Blog posts, Researches
A few years ago, hacking the United States Government might have landed you with Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charges and a lengthy stint in a federal penitentiary. Fast forward to 2016 – hacking the US would still bring you behind bars, save for a few select systems.
Tags: bug bounty, Hack the Army, Hack the Pentagon, IT Security, IT security training courses, ptp, ptpv4, PTS, VDP, wapt, web application penetration testing
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July 19, 2015 | by Edcel Suyo | Researches
Two Information Security researchers each received 1 Million Air Miles from United Airlines for uncovering vulnerabilities in their system.
A couple of months ago, we’ve written about this bug bounty reward program from this airline company and now two IT security researchers got themselves the maximum payout reward.
Tags: bug bounty, bug bounty program, hackers, remote code execution, United Airlines
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May 16, 2015 | by Edcel Suyo | Researches
eLearnSecurity students, want to get 1 million air miles? Go get yourself a reward with United Airlines Bug Bounty Program!
American airline company, United Airlines, launched a bug bounty program (a first in the airline industry) rewarding information security researchers as much as 1 million air miles for finding high-critical vulnerabilities in their websites, applications or online portals.
Tags: authentication bypass, bug bounty, cross site forgery request, cross-site scripting, penetration testing, remote code execution, United Airlines, vulnerabilities, xss
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February 7, 2015 | by Edcel Suyo | Blog posts
Google has launched the Vulnerability Research Grant which is an experimental initiative to reward information security researchers that look into their products and services even if there are no vulnerabilities found. These IT researchers (sometimes known as white-hat hackers) will be provided upfront awards as high as 3,133.70 USD.
Tags: bug bounty, cybersecurity, Google, vulnerability, wapt, web application security
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October 8, 2014 | by Edcel Suyo | Researches
Google announced that they have tripled their bug bounty program reward to 15000 USD! A blog was published from the Google Online Security Blog, stating that they have increased the maximum amount by three times. So to our eLearnSecurity students, go and get yourself a bounty!
Tags: bug bounty, google chrome
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September 28, 2014 | by Edcel Suyo | Researches
Microsoft launches a bug bounty program for its web services which offers IT security researchers a minimum 500 USD reward for submitted vulnerabilities. eLearnSecurity students, go get yourself a bounty!
Tags: bug bounty, Microsoft
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