Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans

E987 - Google, AI Slop, and the Future of Bug Bounty Security Programs

Published: October 9, 2026

Duration: 3:25

In today's Cloud Wars AI Minute, I examine why Google reportedly shut down its open-source bug bounty program and what the growing problem of AI slop means for enterprise security.

Highlights

00:12 — Today, the subject is AI slop and how it's actually just started to shut down security programs. On October 1, we had Google go out and shut down its open-source bug bounty program. For those that don't know, that's basically Google saying, "Hey, submit bugs to us, and if you find really good bugs, then what we'll do is we'll research those, and we'll actually pa...