the.com/security researcher
Paid to think like a criminal but bill like a consultant.
means Someone who finds flaws in software and systems before the bad guys do, then tells someone who can fix it.
from Grew out of 1970s phone phreaking and 1990s hacker culture, when breaking into systems for curiosity slowly got a LinkedIn title and a paycheck.
legal gray zoneone bad disclosure email can mean a lawsuit
bug bountiestop hackers earn six figures per year in bounties
responsible disclosuretell the company first, the world later
burnout ratehigh, from staring at logs until 3am