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Collecting Bounties and Building Communities – Ben Sadeghipour – ASW Vault

Check out this interview from the ASW Vault, hand picked by main host Mike Shema! This segment was originally published on April 18, 2023.

We talk with Ben about the rewards, hazards, and fun of bug bounty programs. Then we find out different ways to build successful and welcoming communities.

Full episode and show notes

Guest

Ben Sadeghipour
Hacker & Content Creator at NahamSec

Ben is a hacker, content creator, and public speaker. He has helped identify over 1000 vulnerabilities in companies such as Apple, Amazon, Airbnb, Snapchat, Lyft, The Department of Defense and more. Prior to pursuing content creation full time, Ben worked as an education and community executive at Hadrian and HackerOne.

Ben also loves creating communities and conferences. He has helped organize conferences like Hacktivitycon, the Red Team Village at DEFCON, and also created his own online offensive security conference NahamCon to help connect likeminded security professionals and hackers.

Host

Tech Lead at Block

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