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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:37:14 +0000

The interviewing process can be mentally draining. You have to look your best, say the right things, and prove that you’re the best person for the job. When I interview candidates, I love to come up with the one crazy question that isn’t on the usual list of questions that might be asked. I probably…

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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:05:44 +0000

Back in 2005, there were a number of us in a conference room in Austin, Texas working to determine how we would structure it, what we would name it, and how to deal with the potential backlash that would come after we announced it. What is it? I’m referring to our Zero Day Initiative. It’s…

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Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:29:14 +0000

When discussions around the ways cybercriminals and hackers are able to compromise and penetrate an organization, it regularly leads to the use of exploits and exploit kits. Because all software can contain flaws and bugs, a threat actor only has to either find a new, undisclosed vulnerability (zero-day) or use the many vulnerabilities already disclosed…

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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:14:43 +0000

This week marked the 11th annual Pwn2Own contest held during the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver and while the contest had fewer entries compared to previous years, it was still an exciting event filled with a little drama. Over the course of two days, the Zero Day Initiative awarded $267,000 for vulnerabilities covering Apple (5), Microsoft…

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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:18:38 +0000

This blog will be updated throughout the competition so keep tracking for the latest updates on upcoming threat coverage! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up later this week, but the contestants at Pwn2Own 2018 will need more than luck on their side. They will need to dive into their expert hacking skills in the hopes…

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