Catherine Chapman

Journalist, the Daily Swig

Catherine Chapman is a journalist reporting on cybersecurity, tech policy, and new web hacking techniques with The Daily Swig, an online publication created by PortSwigger – the makers of BurpSuite. She is interested in the relationship between high and low-tech warfare, and currently serves as board member for the Manchester-based skills and diversity group, The InfoSec Hoppers. Her work can be found in other publications such as Vice, NBC, MailOnline, and the International New York Times.

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  • Main Track / Tech Track


  • 10:25  - 10:55
    Efforts to tackle the looming threat of data breaches have seen businesses embrace hackers through crowdsourced security programs, or bug bounties. Bug bounties are used as a financial, or points-based, incentive for independent hackers to find security vulnerabilities within an organization’s infrastructure before cybercriminals do. This approach to security management has become a burgeoning marketplace, with at least half a million hackers now searching for bugs in exchange for cash or recognition. Despite this growth, bug bounties have faced criticism from some within the security community, while many businesses may still balk at the idea of paying hackers to break into their systems.   In this talk you’ll learn what a bug bounty program is, how it can benefit an organization, where it fits alongside other security tools, and the challenges in implementing it to improve your defense posture.




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