Episode 104: 2024 Hacker Stats & 2025 Goals
Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast2 Tammi 2025

Episode 104: 2024 Hacker Stats & 2025 Goals

Episode 104: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin reflects upon the past year and walks through some of the bug bounty goals he had for 2024, and how he feels like he did. Then he sets some goals for 2025, as well as some exciting CT news for the coming year.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) introduction

(00:00:57) Critical Thinking 2025 Announcements

(00:04:21) Personal Inventory of 2024

(00:24:05) Goals for 2025

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