When a popular product is launched, a high-stakes race begins between the offense and defense markets to find software vulnerabilities. More and more organizations are seeing that incenting security research with programs like bug bounties are an effective way to find vulnerabilities. Katie Moussouris, Chief Policy Officer of HackerOne, will reveal what the latest research shows and what it means for companies today.

About the presenter:

Katie Moussouris is the Chief Policy Officer for HackerOne, a platform provider for coordinated vulnerability response & structured bounty programs. She is a noted authority on vuln disclosure & advises lawmakers, customers, & researchers to legitimize & promote security research & help make the internet safer for everyone. Katie's earlier Microsoft work encompassed industry leading initiatives such as Microsoft's bounty programs & Microsoft Vulnerability Research. She is also a subject matter expert for the US National Body of the International Standards Organization (ISO) in vuln disclosure (29147), vuln handling processes (30111), and secure development (27034). Katie is a visiting scholar with MIT Sloan School, doing research on the vulnerability economy and exploit market. She is a New America Foundation Fellow. Katie is an ex-hacker, ex-Linux developer, and persistent disruptor.