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This Cybersecurity Pro Gets Paid to Hack Ethereum – for the Good of the Network

This Cybersecurity Pro Gets Paid to Hack Ethereum – for the Good of the Network

This Cybersecurity Pro Gets Paid to Hack Ethereum – for the Good of the Network

One of the techniques that his team deploys to protect the blockchain is “fuzzing,” a term borrowed from the software-development industry that’s become a common way of checking to make sure a system is secure and resilient.

One of the techniques that his team deploys to protect the blockchain is “fuzzing,” a term borrowed from the software-development industry that’s become a common way of checking to make sure a system is secure and resilient.

One of the techniques that his team deploys to protect the blockchain is “fuzzing,” a term borrowed from the software-development industry that’s become a common way of checking to make sure a system is secure and resilient.

AccessTimeIconOct 25, 2023, 3:00 PM
Updated Oct 26, 2023, 3:01 PM
Ethereum Foundation security researcher David Theodore's Airstream, parked in Colorado (David Theodore)

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