Why Companies Like Google And Facebook Pay Hackers Millions

When most people think about hackers, they think about criminals. But the past decade has seen a rise in a new type of hacker -- the “ethical hacker.” These men and women use their skills for good by helping companies protect themselves.

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Why Companies Like Google And Facebook Pay Hackers Millions

[asimrafid]

Now this is the motivation I needed to study for my cisco course.

[marufhassan]

Me - Hacking data of people for personal gains.


Govt - Lock him up.
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Me - Hacking data of people for govt.


Govt - Welcome to the FBI.

[deusexaethera]

"White-hat hackers" are also called "software testers" and they've existed since computers were invented. The only difference here is they are independent contractors instead of full-time employees -- so they don't get paid unless they find errors.

[crystalidx]

It’s like money: you can either use it for evil or good.

[oritsejolomiokirika]

Tommy DeVoss just casually admitting to having the SWAT Teams kicking his door in multiple times... bruh

[realsh]

I wanna date a hacker but it's so hard to keep secrets from them

[Ieo]

When l wear hoodies while coding or using CMD l feel like am is that inner power which enters inside you...

[ryantfinchum]

As an entrepreneur, I would LOVE only paying software testers on a performance basis.. No HR, no benefits, no fuss.. Seems like a win win for Enterprise..

[wparo]

0:22 definitely should see someone about that. This is not how an arm looks like

[infinitemonkey]

The penalties for hacking are disproportionately harsh.

[bluerationality]

I’m surprised at the amount of ignorant comments here. Would you rather incentivize people to find and report vulnerabilities so you can fix it, or just leave it until someone actually breaks in and cause harm.

[earlh]

They're not paying enough for most to disclose security flaws. For most in the west you can't even make a proper living that way.

[Amy_Stanmore]

I'm so proud of my fellow Australian helping the world to find criminal hackers,

[ogltoui]

_Thanks for having English captions or subtitles_

[СнежныйДжони]

in a big picture it doesn't seem to be in their interest to fully protect companies from hacking

To be a hacker is to be one of the best specialist in the field. This is why they pay so much.
In every domain of activity the first 1% of specialists are paid a lot of money.
It is not about hacking, is about specialisation and expertise.

[kingjames]

lol in a basement... in farms in russia and china.

"hacking" is a business now...

[makemyday]

So long as there are computers, there will be somebody smart enough to hack into them. They have to have a back door to get into them or you would never be able to fix them when broken.

[KevinSmith-qiyn]

Google isn't the company it used to be in regards to software. Android and chrome are bloated messes with a lot of vulnerabilities that go unpatched. As they expanded as a company, the software people became a minority in the company.

[romeoramosa]

PROFESSIONAL TERM : Pen Testers or Penetration testers.