Welcome to the Blue Team - How Building a Better Hacker Accidentally Built a Better Defender

Discover how building a better hacker inadvertently led to creating a better defender in this 27-minute LASCON conference talk. Explore the world of crowdsourced security programs, specifically bug bounties, and their impact on enterprise cybersecurity. Learn how these programs leverage the wisdom of the crowd to accelerate software testing, vulnerability triaging, and repair processes. Understand the benefits of bug bounties in making product development teams more security-aware and bringing safer products to market faster. Gain insights into how enterprises can tap into the expertise of over 10,000 active researchers to defend against modern cyber threats. Follow along as Casey Ellis, CEO and Co-founder of Bugcrowd, explains the mechanics of bug bounties, shares case studies, and outlines implementation strategies. Delve into topics such as the current cybersecurity landscape, the yin and yang of hacking, the cost-effectiveness of bug bounties, and common mistakes to avoid when starting a program.