{"podcast":{"title":"Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast","slug":"critical-thinking-bug-bounty-podcast-5951018","podcast_index_feed_id":5951018,"rss_url":"https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/y3zHW5ae","website_url":"https://criticalthinkingpodcast.io","image_url":"https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/8d5e4388-13f4-45c8-b82f-aff313a5ac76/shows/194e9190-c8b8-49a9-a30a-6fae125dfd3f/cover-art/original_ef591a0cfb81593cfd0c1795273d6d1f.jpg","author":"Justin Gardner (Rhynorater), Joseph Thacker (Rez0), & Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme)","episode_count":179,"summary":"A \"by Hackers for Hackers\" podcast focused on technical content ranging from bug bounty tips, to write-up explanations, to the latest hacking techniques.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T18:20:31.324885+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-thinking-bug-bounty-podcast-5951018"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 159: Avoiding Downgrades on Google Cloud VRP with Cote and Darby Hopkins","slug":"episode-159-avoiding-downgrades-on-google-cloud-vrp-with-cote-and-darby-hopkins","published_at":"2026-01-29T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-thinking-bug-bounty-podcast-5951018/episode-159-avoiding-downgrades-on-google-cloud-vrp-with-cote-and-darby-hopkins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-thinking-bug-bounty-podcast-5951018","url":"https://criticalthinkingpodcast.io","audio_url":"https://audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/8d5e4388-13f4-45c8-b82f-aff313a5ac76/episodes/97142356-6841-41e2-8d82-ccae935fe3dc/episode.mp3","summary":"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. Follow us on X Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater , rez0 and gr3pme on X: ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Get some hacker swag Today's Sponsor: Join Justin at Zero Trust World in March and get $200 off registration with Code ZTWCTBB26 https://ztw.com/ Google Cloud VRP Swag Bonus! Mention the podcast in any rewarded (cash or credit) VRP report submission before the end of April to receive bonus swag! Today’s Guests: Darby Hopkins Michael Cote ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== AI Red Teaming Explained by AI Red Teamers Good Faith AI Research Safe Harbor Join the Adobe LHE at NULLCON GOA ====== Resources ====== ‘Legendary Guy’ - Jakub Domeracki Google Cloud VRP rewards rules Google Cloud VRP product tiers Bug Hunters blog on the 2025 Google Cloud VRP bugSWAT Google VRP Discord Google VRP on X ====== 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","meta_description":"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,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6410,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/critical-thinking-bug-bounty-podcast-5951018/episodes/episode-159-avoiding-downgrades-on-google-cloud-vrp-with-cote-and-darby-hopkins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-thinking-bug-bounty-podcast-5951018/episode-159-avoiding-downgrades-on-google-cloud-vrp-with-cote-and-darby-hopkins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}