Lucas is what is called a "hunter" in the field of cybersecurity. He is one of those benevolent hackers who use their IT skills for the common good. Like many ethical hackers, Lucas regularly participates in "bug bounty". These are hacking contests organized by companies to test the security of their website, application, connected object, etc. The more flaws hackers find, the more they are rewarded. "What I like is that it's fun," says Lucas. "It's a good way to help companies. The model is good: if I find bugs, I'm rewarded. allows you to have a legal framework to do that. "

At the end of January, at the International Cybersecurity Forum 2020 (FIC), the Red Cross put its website to the test. The rewards for hackers range from a few tens to several thousand euros. They can also be presented as gifts. For companies, these "bug bounty" have become essential if they want to be well protected from cyber attacks. "Last year we already participated and security researchers found flaws that led to major work on our application, security, says Thomas Manson, volunteer at the Red Cross. Applications evolve all the time so even if we had corrected all the faults of last year, some may not have been detected and as we are making changes, we can reintroduce faults. The idea is to have this program constant search for flaws. It's really win-win: they make money, we gain reliability. "

Created in 2013, the Yeswehack platform is the European leader in "bug bounty". Its mission: to connect its network of 15,000 ethical hackers with companies from all sectors. Faced with corporate demand, Yeswehack continues to develop.

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