Hacker Spotlight
Hacker insights: @Itsirkov on the business of ethical hacking
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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]
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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.
Hacker Spotlight
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.
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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
Hacker Spotlight
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