Other names @k8em0 Citizenship American Other name @k8em0 | Residence US Fields Computer security | |
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Katie Moussouris is an American computer security researcher and writer who is known for creating the bug bounty program at Microsoft. She is currently the Chief Policy Officer at HackerOne, a vulnerability disclosure company based in San Francisco, California. Moussouris was directly involved in creating the Department of Defense's first bug bounty program for hackers. In 2014, SC Magazine named Moussouris to its Women in IT Security list. She was also named as one of "10 Women in Information Security That Everyone Should Know," and the "One To Watch" among the 2011 Women of Influence awards.
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- Lessons learned from running big bug bounty programs katie moussouris luta security
- Microsoft
- HackerOne
- Luta Security
- Presentations
- Publications and articles
- Microsoft lawsuit
- References
Lessons learned from running big bug bounty programs katie moussouris luta security
Microsoft
From September 2010 until May 2014, Moussouris was the Senior Security Strategist Lead at Microsoft, where she ran the Security Community Outreach and Strategy team for Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) team. She created Microsoft's first bug bounty program, which paid over $253,000 and received 18 vulnerabilities over the course of her tenure.
HackerOne
In May 2014, Moussouris was named the Chief Policy Officer at HackerOne, a vulnerability disclosure company based in San Francisco, California. In this role, Moussouris is responsible for the company's vulnerability disclosure philosophy, and works promote and legitimize security research among organizations, legislators and policy makers. In March 2016, Moussouris was directly involved in creating the Department of Defense's first bug bounty program for hackers, to be organized and vetted by HackerOne.
Luta Security
In April 2016, Moussouris founded Luta Security, a consultancy to help organizations and governments work collaboratively with hackers through bug bounty programs.
Presentations
Publications and articles
Microsoft lawsuit
In September 2015, Moussouris filed a discrimination class-action lawsuit against Microsoft in federal court in Seattle. She alleged that Microsoft hiring practices upheld a practice of sex discrimination against women in technical and engineering roles with respect to performance evaluations, pay, promotions, and other terms and conditions of employment.