Why Isn’t Anyone Paying Bounties for Zero Days?

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Chris Evans, CISO, HackerOne, Maddie Stone, Ethical Hacker and Rotem Bar, Ethical Hacker

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What’s your definition of a zero day? Exactly what a zero day is, and how one should be tackled when it comes to bug bounty, has been a contentious issue for years. Drawing on his experience at Project Zero and as a longstanding member of the hacking community, Chris will explore the evolution of zero days, from Stuxnet to Log4j. He will explain why zero days are not usually rewarded in bug bounty programs and why Log4j was unique in this regard, drawing on hacker and customer data and stories from the incident. Chris will share his philosophy on a ‘pay for value’ approach to zero days and how progressive CISOs can work alongside the hacking community to reduce the risk from zero-days, in whichever definition applies.
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