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What Are Bug Bounties and How Do They Work?

December 4, 2025

Bug bounties give security researchers a structured way to report vulnerabilities. This guide explains how bug bounty programs work and why organizations use them.

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GitLab Celebrates Awarding $1 Million in Bounties to Hackers on HackerOne

January 14, 2020

Not every bug bounty program is built the same. Today, GitLab announced that they have...

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HackerOne Launches Bug Bounty Program for Kubernetes

January 14, 2020

The Kubernetes bug bounty program was announced today, after months of running in a ‘beta’...

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