What is bug hunting and why is it changing?

What is bug hunting and why is it changing? 54 minutes ago Share Save Joe Fay Technology Reporter Share Save Bugcrowd At events like Bugcrowd Bug Bash hackers compete to find software bugs Few technology careers offer the chance to demonstrate your skills in exclusive venues worldwide, from luxury hotels to Las Vegas e-sports arenas, peers cheering you on as your name moves up the leaderboard and your earnings rack up. But that's what Brandyn Murtagh experienced within his first year as a bug bounty hunter. Mr Murtagh got into gaming and building computers at 10 or 11-years-old and always knew "I wanted to be a hacker or work in security". He began working in a security operations centre at 16, and moved into penetration testing at 20, a job that also involved testing the security of clients' physical and computer security: "I had to forge false identities and break into places and then hack. Quite fun." But in the past year he has became a full-time bug hunter and independent secur ... Read full article.