Episode 189: What Happened to HackerOne with Joel Margolis

Episode 189: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re (re)joined by none other than JOEL FREAKING MARGOLIS to talk about his blog post concerning HackerOne. We talk about what he thinks went wrong with H1, and how they can revive their old self.

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Today’s Guest - Joel Magolis

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====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

Kara Sprague’s Statement:

“I read Joel’s post and listened to the episode myself. You raise many good points. The part I want to fix first is how we exchange and action feedback from the community. I don’t have the full fix yet, but I own it and am also open to working together to find a good solution.”

Kara Sprague, CEO, HackerOne

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====== Resources ======

What Happened to HackerOne?

https://blog.teknogeek.io/posts/what-happened-to-hackerone/

Watch our episode with Alex Rice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4wWv_ONjM

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:04:18) The early days: LHE's, Covid, and the rise of AI

(00:17:20) HSM Program, HAI, and resource allocation

(00:36:41) Sales Incentivisation

(00:46:10) AI and Researcher Reports Data

(00:54:38) How Can H1 Revive its Old Self

(01:02:40) Triage