Articles by Nate Swanner
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Bug Bounty News: Apple to Refresh Program, Microsoft Azure Ups the Ante
Bug bounty programs are lucrative, and expanding. Firms from Google to GitHub have one, and new reports suggest Apple is finally launching their own official program. At the same time, Microsoft… -
Tech Professionals Want Salary Info in Job Postings: Survey Results
In a survey of tech professionals, we found almost 40 percent of you want more info about the offered salary range in the posting itself. Job postings are meant to entice tech professionals and g… -
Key to Closing Gender Pay Gap is White Male ‘Sponsors’: Study
A new study from PayScale shows that closing the gender pay gap is most successful when white male colleagues advocate for (or “sponsor”) women, especially when they’re women of color. “Our new r… -
Apple Slowly Killing AppKit With Catalyst
As Apple’s Fall iPhone event looms, so does the launch of iOS 13, iPadOS, and macOS Catalina. The latter two platforms will usher in a cross-platform app ecosystem via Catalyst, the just-click-he… -
Bug Bounty Payouts Way Up as Companies Rush to Patch Holes
A new report from Bugcrowd shows the number of bug bounty submissions in 2019 is way up, while payouts have increased 83 percent year-over-year. Analyzing the first half of 2019, Bugcrowd found a… -
Big Tech Controls Many Major Open Source Projects. Is That a Problem?
According to GitHub, the top ten projects on its platform have thousands of individual contributors... but are mostly managed by major tech companies. Is this a problem for tech? Of the top ten p… -
IBM Fired 100,000 Employees to Make Way for Millennials: Report
Former IBM Vice President of Human Resources Alan Wild admitted the company fired as many as 100,000 employees in ”just the last several years” to improve the corporate image to Millennials, acco… -
This Flowchart Helps You Identify Imposter Syndrome
Every tech professional, at one point or another, has likely had an overwhelming feeling of imposter syndrome. For many, this feeling never quite goes away. But if you’re wondering if you actuall… -
Tech Pros Want to Quit eBay, Intel More Than Other Companies: Study
Anonymous-grousing network Blind says tech pros want to quit eBay and Intel far more than other companies. Overall, 42 percent of developers and engineers at major tech companies are looking for… -
Survey: Should Apple, Amazon, and Google Let Humans Listen to Your Voice Queries?
Over the weekend, The Guardian reported that Apple employs external contractors to listen to Siri requests in an attempt to improve the service. The news means all major voice-activated digital a…