July 2015 Summaries

A lot of organizations are looking for skilled hackers, but the challenge is finding these positions. To increase your chances, update your LinkedIn profile and resume to showcase your skills and experience. Tailor your descriptions to highlight projects, challenges overcome, training, and extracurricular activities that demonstrate your passion for the field. Utilize resources such as Reddit's r/netsec hiring thread, Mubix's Shmoocon Hiring list, SANS Internet Storm Center Job site, Bugcrowd's new Job Posting Forums, and local meetups to connect with potential employers. Networking through presentations and maintaining contact with people can lead to job opportunities. By following these tips, you can increase your visibility in the industry and potentially land a position as an elite researcher.

The Bugcrowd Hall of Fame recognizes researchers who have earned significant points in June 2015, with a total of just two points separating the top three spots. Researchers shwetayan_hari, sandeepv, and mochocho101 received performance bonuses for their hard work, earning $2,500, $1,500, and $1,000 respectively. To earn Kudos points, researchers can participate in private bug bounty programs as well as public ones, with high severity bugs earning the most points. The Bugcrowd Hall of Fame celebrates researchers who have demonstrated exceptional security skills and dedication to identifying vulnerabilities in various platforms, including those that cause privilege escalation, remote code execution, and other critical issues. Researchers can earn Kudos points by discovering these types of vulnerabilities, which are categorized into different severity levels, from P1 (critical) to P5 (business accepted risk).