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Episode 159: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we sit down with the Google Cloud VRP Team to deep-dive policy and reward changes, what the panel process looks like, and how to best configure for success.
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====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:10:03) CloudVRP Bugswat Event Breakdown
(00:16:40) VRP Policy & Rewards Changes
(00:04:50) Panel Process
(01:00:08) Configuring for Success & Avoiding Downgrades
(01:33:47) Scenarios for Success