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title: (Podcast) Bug Bountie$ = Patches (How?)
description: In this podcast episode, we hear from Brian Gorenc who runs the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), the largest vendor agnostic bug bounty program in the world.
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# [(Podcast) Bug Bountie$ = Patches (How?)](https://www.secureworld.io/resources/bug-bounties-patches-zero-day)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/resources/author/secureworld-news-team) | 5 PM Z

<https://twitter.com/maliciousinput>In this episode of *The SecureWorld Sessions*, we hear from Brian Gorenc who runs the[ Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/), which is the largest vendor agnostic bug bounty program in the world.

We discuss the process of how security vulnerabilities are discovered, reported, and fixed. What motivates white hat hackers to hunt for bugs? How does a newly discovered bug become a patch? Has the bug bounty concept peaked? And more.

Listen on your favorite podcast platform, or here:

 

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