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Hacker insights: @Itsirkov on the business of ethical hacking

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August 15, 2024

Once viewed with caution, ethical hackers are now regarded as an essential asset for many cybersecurity teams around the globe. Their proactive approach to finding and surfacing security weaknesses enables security teams to stay several steps ahead of potential cyber attacks. As cyber threats grow i

Meet the hacker: HG_Real

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March 20, 2024

In cybersecurity, ethical hackers are like digital guardians, keeping our online world safe. Game hacking adds a twist to this, giving hackers a chance to test their skills and help make gaming platforms secure. Today, we meet one of these ethical game hackers, diving into their world to understand

Safe harbor legal framework for ethical hacker officially launches in Belgium 

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February 15, 2023

As part of the Belgian Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers, dispositions were adopted to offer a safe harbor for ethical hackers who respect certain strict conditions.   Some positive developments impacting Belgium’s cybersecurity industry came into effect today (February 15), with newly adopted

I joined Intigriti, here’s why – James de Lacey, Global VP of Sales

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December 13, 2022

James de Lacey recently joined Intigriti as Global Vice President of Sales. Find out why he believes now is the ideal time for people to start building their careers in cybersecurity. Hi, James! Can you tell us a little about your career history? What brought you to Intigriti? James de Lacey: My att

Intigriti’s Trust Center – An interview with our Head of Security, Niels Hofmans 

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November 8, 2022

Intigriti’s Trust Center is an exciting new feature of Intigriti, so we thought a one-on-one interview with its mastermind would help people understand what it’s all about.  Intigriti: Hi Niels! Diving straight in, what is the Trust Center in a sentence?  Niels: Intigriti’s Trust Center is a live da

Empower your security team to build stronger defenses against cybercriminals [Interview]

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April 6, 2022

This interview originally appeared in Cybernews in April 2022. Trusting your cybersecurity team to identify vulnerabilities in your company’s security systems is vital. However, you’ll likely sleep better at night by getting a second look from an outsider.  Such is the work that bug bounty hunters (

3 female hackers inspiring the next generation of infosec talent 

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March 8, 2022

It’s no secret that there is a shortage of female hackers. Being part of this world, we understand this better than anyone. Within the bug bounty community alone, 95% of hunters are male—but we’re here to change that. One way we can help diversify the industry is to influence the next generation of

Meet the hacker: GangsterSquad

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January 7, 2022

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a cybercriminal? Well, if you’re an ethical hacker, you must go beyond imagining and put yourself into the shoes of one. Not all hackers are inherently bad. However, they get a bad reputation from mainstream media. Despite having the same skill sets

Meet the hacker: Rana Khalil

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July 15, 2021

In our ‘meet the hacker’ series, we’re taking the time to talk with Intigriti community members that have an impressive track record, an unusual methodology or have made valuable contributions to the community. This time, we were talking to Rana Khalil, who is well-known for her Youtube channel and

Meet the hacker: Tom Hudson

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July 1, 2021

In our ‘meet the hacker’ series, we’re taking the time to talk with Intigriti community members that have an impressive track record, an unusual methodology or have made valuable contributions to the community. This time, we were talking to Tom Hudson (aka. TomNomNom), who is well-known for his plet

Meet the hacker: Katie Paxton-Fear

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June 24, 2021

In our ‘meet the hacker’ series, we’re taking the time to talk with Intigriti community members that have an impressive track record, an unusual methodology or have made valuable contributions to the community. This time, we were talking to Katie Paxton-Fear (aka. InsiderPhD), who is well-known for

Meet the hacker: Samuel Eng

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June 17, 2021

In our ‘meet the hacker’ series, we’re taking the time to talk with Intigriti community members that have an impressive track record, an unusual methodology or have made valuable contributions to the community. This time, we were talking with Samuel Eng, who is one of the most experienced hackers ou

Illustrating Hackers: Changing perceptions by changing how we see hackers

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June 11, 2021

Anyone familiar with the Intigriti brand is likely to know that we illustrate our hackers. If you know our brand but not our quirky cartoons, a glance at our Ethical Hacker Insights Report or weekly hacker interviews will quickly bring you up to speed. In this blog post, we’re going to disclose why

Meet the hacker: p4fg, the Swedish master of Automation

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June 1, 2021

In our ‘meet the hacker’ series, we’re taking the time to talk with Intigriti community members that have an impressive track record, an unusual methodology or have made valuable contributions to the community. This time, we’re meeting up with Peter from Sweden, who goes by the handle p4fg, accompan

Meet the hacker: 0xkasper, CTF player, student, and hunter.

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May 13, 2021

Our in-house team of security analysts won’t judge reports by their author, but some researchers are known internally to put a smile on the face of our triage team. One of these researchers is 0xKasper, who as it turns out only lives a few blocks away from one of our Intigriti offices. More than eno

Meet the hacker: Get to know sumgr0, the king of subdomain takeovers.

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May 7, 2021

Intigriti researcher sumgr0 caught our eyes when he secured himself a top position in our quarterly leaderboard by honing his skills on just one program. We caught up with him for an interview to talk about his recon techniques, automation and why he enjoys using the Intigriti platform.   Hi Sumit!

Hacksplained joins Intigriti to further enable community of 35.000 ethical hackers

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April 30, 2021

Intigriti is proud to announce that Pascal Schulz, better known under his pseudonym ‘Hacksplained’ is joining the community team as hacker enablement manager . The Austria-based security researcher and educational content creator will focus on further growing the community team, enabling the power o

Get to know iQimpz, one of Intigriti’s top hackers

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April 12, 2021

Bug Business is a series of interviews in which experts from the bug bounty industry shine their light on bug types and trends. iQimpz is a well-known researcher at Intigriti, he always sends in quality reports and is known for his IDOR’s. Hi Dylan! Can you tell us a bit about yourself, who you are

Bug Business #10 – Get to know Intigriti content creator PentesterLand

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August 27, 2020

Bug Business is a series of interviews in which experts from the bug bounty industry shine their light on bug types and trends. Mariem (PentesterLand) is the curator of our Bug Bytes newsletter. But she’s also a bug hunter. We sat down with her to talk about her background and her life as a hacker a

Bug Business #9 – Get to know pudsec, Intigriti’s Top Hacker in Q1 & Q2

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August 20, 2020

Bug Business is a series of interviews in which experts from the bug bounty industry shine their light on bug types and trends. Shaun (pudsec) won third place in our leaderboard in both the first quarter of  2020 and the second quarter. An amazing achievement considering he is relatively new to bug