The latest news from GObugfree
Thoughts on cyber security, product announcements and news
Cybersecurity Insights: GObugfree at DCONO 2023
Dive into the world of cybersecurity with us. At the DigitalConferenceOstschweiz (DCONO) on 15.6.2023, we will present a live hack and share valuable insights into cyber protection.
05/06/2023
GO Learn - Navigating the cyber threat landscape
GOLearn! In a series of interactive webinars, experts share tips and insights on current cyber security issues. Thie session with Jörg Schauff is on Navigating the cyber threat landscape: Actionable Insights for your business
18/04/2023
Helvetia and GObugfree support SMEs in preventing cyberattacks
Helvetia Insurance sets new standards in supporting its business customers in the field of cybersecurity. In a pioneering step for the Swiss insurance sector, Helvetia collaborates with bug bounty provider GObugfree to help their (SME) corporate customers identify and close security gaps effectively.
12/04/2023
Jumpstart your cybersecurity with a bug bounty starter program
When your company is suddenly targeted by cybercriminals, what’s your next move? Thomas Wagner from Wato-Soft shares his experience: "Although the attack on our data center was ultimately unsuccessful, it highlighted the urgent need for robust cybersecurity. It was clear to us – we needed to strengthen our cybersecurity measures."
05/04/2023
Hands-on training for tomorrow's security specialists
As part of a bug bounty education program with GObugfree (EDU program), students at the Fernfachhochschule Schweiz (FFHS) hack their own university and gain first experiences as bug bounty hunters. With this educational initiative, GObugfree and FFHS want to attract more talent to the field of cyber security and develop the next generation of security specialists.
22/03/2023
Ethical Hacker: Job of tomorrow
Zurich-based bug bounty provider GObugfree launches Switzerland's first bug bounty education program for ethical hacking at colleges and universities. For the past 10 months, the FHNW University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland has integrated the program into its educational offerings. The FFHS, Switzerland's leading distance learning university, now also partners with GObugfree in education.
15/03/2023
How Adnovum makes its software even more secure
When you have customers with high security requirements, you need to meet the highest security standards. With the help of Friendly Hackers, Adnovum subjects its software to additional testing.
14/03/2023
Beating cyber criminals at their own game
In nature, healthy ecosystems are essential for survival. This also applies in business. Especially when it comes to complex issues like cybercrime. GObugfree and fidentity, two Swiss companies, are building the foundation for a strong ecosystem against cyber attacks.
27/02/2023
Why cybersecurity needs to be part of your business strategy
Thierry Kneissler is a consultant, investor, lecturer, strategy champion, as well as co-founder and ex-CEO of TWINT. The Bernese family man worked for years in the traditional finance sector before moving into the fintech industry in 2014 with the founding of TWINT. Today, Thierry supports various companies and startups with his experience and knowledge, as an independent board member and advisor.
21/02/2023
GO Learn - Multi-Cloud = Multi-Risk?
GOLearn! In a series of interactive webinars, experts share tips and insights on current cyber security issues. First up: Lacework CISO Andy Schneider on Multi-Cloud security.
13/02/2023
Cyber threats: Opportunities for Innovation & IT
At the February 2, 2023 FFHS Business Breakfast, Anna Mempel, COO at Securnite; Rolf Wagner, COO at GObugfree; and Nicolas Mayencourt, CEO at Dreamlab Technologies discussed the growing threat of cyber attacks, why Switzerland isn't doing enough to protect itself, and how we can create more awareness to combat cybercrime.
09/02/2023
Increase your resiliency against account takeover
What can you do to increase the resilience of your online accounts This article provides actionable recommendations to make your accounts less attractive for most types of scams.
02/02/2023
GObugfree appoints experienced cyber expert Gerhard Beeker to grow the DACH market
Gerhard Beeker, season cyber expert, strengthens the GObugfree team as Senior Business Development Manager DACH to grow the DACH market.
17/01/2023
Why SMEs should get to grips with the new data protection law sooner rather than later
On September 1, 2023, the revised Data Protection Act will come into force. In the future, violations of key issues will be subject to penalties of up to CHF 250,000. These fines will be against individual decision-makers in the company, not against the company itself. Lukas Bühlmann, Co-Head Digital, Data Privacy & E-Commerce at MLL Legal, advises companies to address their processes and security measures early on and to integrate appropriate activities into their existing security concepts. To this end, a bug bounty program and pentesting can be helpful.
11/01/2023
2022 Year in Review
New public bug bounty programs, additions to the team, an Advisory Board, our first Hacking Challenge, talks, sponsorships, and participation in various events. 2022 was an action-packed year!
16/12/2022
GObugfree further expands its security division: Saner Çelebi is appointed Lead Security Advisor
After successfully establishing itself on the market, GObugfree continues to expand its security division. Seasoned manager and security expert Saner Çelebi joins the team as Lead Security Advisor for SME and enterprise customers. In this role, he offers GObugfree customers professional consulting in all security matters, especially with respect to a comprehensive approach for embedding bug bounty programs into existing security and vulnerability management systems.
15/12/2022
net+ tackles cybercrime head on, with a public Bug Bounty Program with GObugfree
net+, the French-speaking Swiss provider of telecommunications solutions, strengthens the protection of its IT systems with a public bug bounty program from GObugfree. With the help of over 900 "Friendly Hackers", net+ puts its IT systems through their paces and benefits from the swarm intelligence and creativity of a community of security experts.
13/12/2022
Why Threema believes in bug bounty programs and pays up to CHF 10’000 for critical findings
Since May 2022, Threema GmbH, developer of the well-known secure Swiss messenger service, has been collaborating with GObugfree to secure its products, Threema and Threema Work. The company recently increased the bounty level for critical findings from CHF 4’000 to CHF 10’000, underlying Threema’s commitment to cybersecurity, as well as its confidence in the capabilities of trusted friendly hackers and experienced IT security experts to thoroughly test Threema’s open source products.
08/12/2022
Agile security measures for agile business models
At Agile Leadership Day, Christina Kistler, CCO and Rolf Wagner, COO of GObugfree AG spoke about the increasing threat of cybercrime and how agile security approaches such as Shift Left, Continuous Testing with Bug Bounty and Zero Trust Architecture can provide companies with proactive, holistic and systemic protection.
30/11/2022
Penetration Testing & Bug Bounty: Key components of your cyber security toolbox
In the October 27, 2022 panel discussion, security experts debated two tools that lead to increased cyber resilience: Pentesting and Bug Bounty.
09/11/2022
Not cracked yet - fidentity Liveness Challenge prize money still up for grabs
On Nov 3-4, 2022, during 36 hours, more than 100 Friendly Hackers tried to bypass the artificial intelligence of the fidentity system. The system's not been cracked yet.
04/11/2022
Pentesting and/or Bug Bounty Program?
Are you interested in finding out more about pentesting and bug bounty programs? Come to the Cybero Expert talk on October 27 to hear the pros and cons of each approach. The expert panel includes cyllective founder Sophus Siegenthaler, GObugfree co-founder Michael Schläpfer and security researcher Antoine Neuenschwander.
19/10/2022
First GObugfree Hacking Challenge - Prepare for Glory
It's on now! Put your skills and creativity to use in the new GObugfree Hacking Challenge. Pretend to be one of the target figures and beat the fidentity liveness check. Prizes of up to CHF 4'000 are up for grabs. GO Hack!
10/10/2022
GObugfree: Guaranteed Swiss
GObugfree is the first bug bounty platform to be awarded the swiss made software label. Christian Walter, Managing Partner at swiss made software talks about the importance of the label and why companies should pay closer attention to where their software comes from.
08/09/2022
GObugfree expands Advisory Board with business consultant Stefan Bürzle and ecosystem specialist Ralph Hutter
Stefan Bürzle and Ralph Hutter bring further expertise to the GObugfree Advisory Board after the two bug bounty specialists Andreas Schneider and Matthias Jauslin. Bürzle is the link to the world of finance and business, while Hutter, as HWZ course director, provides the connection to the Swiss education landscape and brings his ecosystem expertise to the table.
23/08/2022
GObugfree now has an advisory board: Bug Bounty experts Andreas Schneider and Matthias Jauslin join the start-up.
The IT security start-up GObugfree was able to win over two bug bounty pioneers as consultants. Find out more about Andreas Schneider and Matthias Jauslin - and how they assess the potential of GObugfree.
30/06/2022
New CEO for the next development stage of GObugfree
Pawel Kowalski will be devoting himself fully to product development in future. The experienced founder and entrepreneur Phil Huber takes over as managing director.
22/06/2022
Webinar: Agile Security Measures for Business Models in E-Commerce
At the Handelsverband.SWISS webinar, Pawel Kowalski, CEO & Co-Founder of GObugfree, will show you how existing security measures can be effectively supplemented by the swarm intelligence of a community of trusted hackers to counter new risks.
24/05/2022
Threema now relies on the Swiss bug bounty platform from GObugfree and makes its messenger app even more secure
The manufacturer of the well-known secure Swiss messenger, Threema GmbH, is now working with GObugfree to secure its products, Threema and Threema Work.
03/05/2022
Agile business models require agile security measures
This was the title of GObugfree Co-Founder and Chief Hacking Officer Michael Schläpfer's Best Practice Speech at the Swiss Cyber Security Days 2022 (SCSD). The balance of the conference also clearly shows that Switzerland is in a race to catch up in the area of cyber security and new security approaches are required.
14/04/2022
GObugfree is ready to take off - the management is complete
Marketing and sales expert Christina Kistler completes the management team of GObugfree as Chief Commercial Officer and becomes a partner.
22/03/2022
GObugfree is Gold Sponsor of the Swiss Cyber Security Days
The Swiss Cyber Security Days is one of the country's most important conferences in the field of IT security. GObugfree co-founder Michael Schläpfer will be there to show how SMEs can also protect themselves against cybercrime in an increasingly digital world.
16/03/2022
BugBountyHub is now called GObugfree
New name, same mission: protecting businesses against cyberattacks thanks to crowd intelligence
10/03/2022
GObugfree opens the first public IoT bug bounty program to PlaceB
PlaceB offers a large network of self-storage units at various locations in Switzerland. Using the cell phone, which acts as a key, customers can easily open the doors to the rented storage space with the sliding button or even give access permission to the storage space to family members and friends with a few clicks of the mouse.
24/02/2022
A concentrated load of digital know-how for the BugBountyHub board of directors
Twint-Co founder Thierry Kneissler and placeB founder Terry Fehlmann strengthen our IT security start-up on a strategic level
16/02/2022
Bug Bounty – Miracle cure or marketing hype?
What can bug bounties do, and what are their limitations? Are they a panacea or just the latest IT buzzword? We try to get to grips with this new approach to IT security.
13/05/2021
Bug Bounty – Bug-tracking hackers or bounty hunter 2.0
Hear the term "bounty hunter" and we automatically think of the Wild West – catchphrases like "Dead or Alive!" familiar from movies such as Django Unchained or For a Few Dollars More.
16/02/2021