# ExpedITioners Podcast
## Niels Hofmans: Threat modeling, open-source collaboration, and bug bounties.
Listen to the episode on [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/niels-hofmans-threat-modeling-open-source-collaboration/id1641183838?i=1000624915742), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pZj6mfLvTVJavIVkLULF1?si=wHxOTZVnS3-gsFcoIs4WUw), or [PodBean](https://expeditioners.podbean.com/e/niels-hofmans-threat-modeling-open-source-collaboration-and-bug-bounties/).
### Show notes:
Niels is the Head of Security at Intigriti, Europe's largest bug bounty platform, which connects 90,000+ security researchers to their customers' assets.
He manages cloud security, SoC, threat intelligence, application security, compliance, detection & response, infrastructure, incident response & more.
When not with his head in the trenches, he spends time writing experimental security tooling or executing various projects for customers.
### Topics discussed:
- How Niels got their start in Cybersecurity.
- Developing proof of concepts for malware and workarounds.
- Making the transition from “amateur hacker” to “professional hacker”.
- What the bug bounty scene is all about.
- Convincing customers and larger names to trust a company like Integriti with confidential information.
- What a procurement process for a bug bounty company looks like.
- Tips for building out security programs and how to prioritize work.
- Returning to the fundamentals of a security threat model.
- Creating win-win situations between community and customers with open-source collaboration.
- The value of open-source.
- Where the security industry should be looking over the next five years.
### Where to get in touch:
- [Find Niels on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielshofmans/)
- [Find Niels on GitHub](https://github.com/hazcod/)
- [Intigriti](https://www.intigriti.com/ )