cybersecurity

How bug bounty sharpens one researcher’s security skills

As Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, the GitHub Bug Bounty team spotlights @r31n, diving into their research approach, favorite bug classes, and advice for aspiring hackers.

Security

How one bug bounty researcher chooses the features they investigate

As we kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team spotlights @vaib25vicky, exploring their methodology, techniques, and experiences hacking on GitHub.

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AI & ML

Hack the AI agent: Build agentic AI security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game

Learn to find and exploit real-world agentic AI vulnerabilities through five progressive challenges in this free, open source game that over 10,000 developers have already used to sharpen their security skills.

Application security

Top security researcher shares their bug bounty process

For this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team is excited to put the spotlight on a talented security researcher—André Storfjord Kristiansen!

Application security

How a top bug bounty researcher got their start in security

For this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team is excited to feature another spotlight on a talented security researcher — @xiridium!

Security

Kicking off Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Researcher spotlights and enhanced incentives

For this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, GitHub’s Bug Bounty team is excited to offer some additional incentives to security researchers!

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Security

What to do when you receive a vulnerability report: A step-by-step guide for maintainers

A step-by-step guide for open source maintainers on how to handle vulnerability reports confidently from the start.

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Security

What does a cybersecurity researcher do and how do you get started?

Discover the exciting world of cybersecurity research: what researchers do, essential skills, and actionable steps to begin your journey toward protecting the digital world.

Maintainers

What the EU’s new software legislation means for developers

The EU Cyber Resilience Act will introduce new cybersecurity requirements for software released in the EU. Learn what it means for your open source projects and what GitHub is doing to ensure the law will be a net win for open source maintainers.