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Silicon Valley was built on "paying it forward". Everyone, no matter their skill level, should put 5% of their times toward mentoring and encouraging people to
by 908B64B197 5y ago
Silicon Valley was built on "paying it forward".
Everyone, no matter their skill level, should put 5% of their times toward mentoring and encouraging people to grow and build more.
Someone scanning websites and checking for vulnerability is probably a student curious about security. Nothing wrong with a tap on the back and a free acknowledgment.
- ALittleLight 5y agoThe article makes it clear this person is behaving obnoxiously in a borderline threatening way. Why would you reward and encourage that behavior? They aren't a student, it's some guy running a script to scan for vulnerabilities and then beg for bounties.
- 908B64B197 5y ago> They aren't a student, it's some guy running a script to scan for vulnerabilities and then beg for bounties. Yeah, in this case it's pretty obviously scammers following a script from a foreign call-center. But I mean getting a legitimate student pointing out what he thinks are security flaws (and not begging).