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Techday NZ
28-04-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Bugcrowd unveils red team service for cyber defence
Bugcrowd has introduced a crowdsourced Red Team as a Service (RTaaS) solution designed to provide scalable, intelligence-led adversarial testing for organisations preparing for modern cyber threats and zero day attacks. The new service connects organisations with a global pool of vetted ethical hackers to deliver a range of managed red team engagements, orchestrated through the Bugcrowd Platform. Bugcrowd aims to set a new standard in the red team services sector by enabling customers to test their security measures using current adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures. RTaaS integrates with Bugcrowd's current offerings, such as Penetration Testing as a Service, Managed Bug Bounty, and Vulnerability Disclosure Programs, allowing customers to select services according to specific operational requirements, available budget, and organisational readiness. T hrough the company's international community of trusted ethical hackers, organisations are able to secure specialised expertise and scale their red team operations as needed. Dave Gerry, Chief Executive Officer of Bugcrowd, said: "Traditionally, red teaming was only possible for large organizations that could either afford the services of security consultants or had a sizable security workforce to manage the workload alongside daily operations—and even then, findings were too often not actionable. Bugcrowd's industry-first offensive crowdsourced RTaaS bridges this critical security gap, opening the door for our customers to access high-end capabilities that deliver crucial insights into their defensive posture—continuously." "Bugcrowd was founded on the bug bounty hunter mindset, an objective that aligns perfectly with Red Team operators. This launch is a significant milestone for Bugcrowd as it brings a pioneering solution to life. We are excited to see the power of The Crowd in action in RTaaS and enhance our customers' always-on approach to security testing." The persistent nature of sophisticated cybercrime campaigns has led to rising costs associated with breaches. As enterprise IT environments increase in complexity, organisations are recognising the need to take proactive steps to counteract advanced threats. While penetration testing and bug bounty schemes remain important methods for finding vulnerabilities, Bugcrowd's RTaaS is designed to boost organisational resilience by simulating attacks based on real-world scenarios, testing detection and response mechanisms, and revealing weaknesses that might not be detected by traditional assessment methods. Key capabilities of Bugcrowd's RTaaS include threat intelligence alignment with realistic scenarios, integration of risk profiling, and simulations modelled on real-life attack methodologies. Operators engaging in the RTaaS programme are selected from a global network based on their expertise in advanced tactics relevant to different customer environments and threat profiles. The service provides comprehensive reporting, including visual attack chains and narratives mapping findings to root causes and existing security controls. RTaaS is designed to be scalable and flexible, offering organisations the choice of assured, blended, or continuous red team engagements to address various levels of budget, compliance needs, and security maturity. Pricing options available through the platform include day-rate engagements, reward pools, and continuous programmes, aiming to provide a high return on investment for organisations with varying requirements. Bugcrowd's approach with RTaaS is to allow more organisations, regardless of size, to benefit from red team expertise that was once only accessible by larger enterprises. The service is available now to all Bugcrowd Platform customers.
CBS News
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
The art of boxing
Muhammed Ali is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. But he also packed a punch with art works, like this 1967 drawing called "The Crowd," seen from his perspective looking out from the ring, with some in the audience smiling, some frowning. "I love that part where he is acknowledging that not only did he have fans, but he might have had some haters as well," said curator Arden Sherman. Four of Ali's works are prominently featured in "Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing," at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida. It's an exhibition devoted to boxing – winners, losers, and everything in-between. Sherman says the show explores a host of different aspects about this most accessible of sports: "It's rare to encounter a human of a certain age on this planet that doesn't have an understanding of the sport of boxing," she said. Artists do seem to gravitate toward boxing. There are more than 100 works on display here – paintings, photographs and sculptures – including many by and about women. One work by Zoe Buchman features frilly fabrics on boxing gloves. Sherman said. "She's someone who is consistently standing up for female rights and female empowerment." Sherman says the exhibit comes at a very auspicious time: "I believe, as humans, we find ourselves fighting for something or defending another thing. It is a contentious moment we live in, and what better way to express that but through the symbolism granted to us through the sport of boxing." So, the give-and-take in works like this, by George Bellows, perhaps America's best-known painter of boxing, seems to take on new meaning. This 1916 work, called "Introducing John L. Sullivan," depicts not just a famous boxer and the announcer, but also the promoters, money makers, and wheeler-dealers behind all of it. The exhibit features some heavyweight artists: There's Roy Lichtenstein's "Sweet Dreams Baby!" from 1965, and Keith Haring's late 1980s painted steel sculpture. Sherman says the artists are "thinking about love, violence, fantasy, death. … I think the artists are thinking about being alive. I think they are thinking about their own identity, and how they navigate that in this world." Among the most recent works is a pair of paintings from 2023 by Jared McGriff. "One of the things about boxing and this act of being in a battle is that it can be disorienting," he said. "The thing that I think about with these two works is this idea of internal struggle and the idea of what it takes from an internal determination and focus standpoint to reach this level of athleticism." There are also flashes of humor, such as Michael Halsband's 1985 photo of artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat in boxing gear: ... or Harry Benson's famous shot of a very young Muhammad Ali meeting the very young Beatles in a Miami gym on their first trip to the U.S., in 1964: Sherman said, "Who would have thought that these five would be inside of this ring together, and this would become this iconic image of boxing and fame?" For more info:
