Casey Ellis: Pioneering The Bug Bounty Platform To Empower Ethical Hackers

Casey Ellis, the founder of Bugcrowd, is interviewed by Phillip Wylie, who admires Casey’s connection to the hacker community. Casey shares his background in technology and how his curiosity led him to become a hacker. He emphasizes that he always exercised caution and avoided causing harm. Casey shifted his focus to network engineering after leaving a nuclear medicine degree program. He enjoys the challenge of thinking like a criminal without engaging in illegal activities.

Casey Ellis, an Australian entrepreneur, pioneered the bug bounty platform to tap into the creativity of the white hat hacker community and enhance internet security. He began his career in pen testing, transitioned to sales, and ultimately founded Bugcrowd.

Casey explains that Bugcrowd was created to connect companies in need of bug bounty programs with the hacking community. He aimed to address the disadvantage of individuals competing against a crowd of hackers with diverse skills and motivations. Phillip Wylie, a former ambassador for Bugcrowd, highlights that while some individuals may still engage in malicious activities, they risk losing their participation on the platform. Bugcrowd provides a secure and efficient way to connect organizations with hackers for bug bounty programs.

Casey’s social media:
https://twitter.com/caseyjohnellis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyjohnellis/

Bugcrowd social media and resources:
https://www.bugcrowd.com/
https://twitter.com/Bugcrowd
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bugcrowd/
https://www.youtube.com/@bugcrowd

Disclose.io social media and resources:
https://disclose.io/
https://twitter.com/disclose_io
https://www.linkedin.com/company/disclose-io/

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