In this special mini-episode, Paul Ducklin talks to Sophos cybersecurity expert Chester Wisniewski about bug bounty hunting.

How does bug bounty hunting work? What should you do if you get a bug report that doesn't follow established protocol? Chester tells you how to deal with so-called "beg bounties", where self-styled "experts" beg you for money or even threaten you with ill-defined "problems" they claim to have found.

https://news.sophos.com/en-us/have-a-domain-name-beg-bounty-hunters-may-be-on-their-way

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/beware-of-technical-experts-bombarding-you-with-bug-reports

Original music by Edith Mudge

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