Episode 159: Avoiding Downgrades on Google Cloud VRP with Cote and Darby Hopkins

Episode 159: Avoiding Downgrades on Google Cloud VRP with Cote and Darby Hopkins

Episode 159: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we sit down with the Google Cloud VRP Team to deep-dive policy and reward changes, what the panel process looks like, and how to best configure for success.


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====== Timestamps ======


(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:10:03) CloudVRP Bugswat Event Breakdown

(00:16:40) VRP Policy & Rewards Changes

(00:04:50) Panel Process

(01:00:08) Configuring for Success & Avoiding Downgrades

(01:33:47) Scenarios for Success

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