Bugcrowd's Inside the Mind of a Hacker Report: 2019 Edition
High-profile breaches continue to be the norm, driving more enterprise organizations to adopt crowdsourced security programs. As a result, the idea of “ethical hacking” has finally begun to resonate with the general public. This rise in popularity has inspired many — from aspiring hackers to seasoned security professionals — to join the hacking community and seek out crowdsourced security testing programs to “hack on” (see report).
The beauty of the crowdsourced security model is that it brings together these hackers from all around the world — with different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds, enabling organizations to leverage this untapped talent — something that would be nearly impossible otherwise. Whitehat hackers range in experience — from students just learning about security to some of the world’s top security talent.
Crowdsourced security programs are great not only for new hackers to get familiar with security testing but also for industry pros to stay up-to-date on their skills or earn cash on the side. If you stick with it, the elite whitehat hackers can make hundreds of thousands of dollars per year bug hunting (see report).
According to a recent report, 71% of cyber criminals say they can breach the perimeter of a target within 10 hours. We need the whitehat community to combat this threat. By putting the numbers, expertise, motivation and speed of the whitehat hacker community to work in your favor, a crowdsourced security program will give your enterprise the tools and processes to rapidly test your product and discover and fix flaws in record time.
The 2019 Edition of the Inside the Mind of a Hacker Report highlights the makeup of the whitehat hacking community to provide insight and understanding into who they are, what they like to do, their experiences, skillsets, as well as what motivates them. In the 2019 edition, we look at gender inequality, hacking education and the Bugcrowd Elite, MVP and Top 50 – All Time Crowds.
Get the 2019 Edition of the Inside the Mind of a Hacker Report.