Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
But discovery is only one part of the bug bounty lifecycle.
Teams still need trusted researchers, clear validation, and human judgment to understand what is real risk and what is just more backlog.
Bugcrowd’s Trey Ford joined Black Hat’s “Changing Face of Bug Hunting” webinar to break down what this shift means for the future of security research.
But discovery is only one part of the bug bounty lifecycle.
Teams still need trusted researchers, clear validation, and human judgment to understand what is real risk and what is just more backlog.
Bugcrowd’s Trey Ford joined Black Hat’s “Changing Face of Bug Hunting” webinar to break down what this shift means for the future of security research.










