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Synack
Company blog · synack.com/blogsecurity
Synack is the company blog at synack.com, writing about security. Since 2013, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 18 times, most often “High Sierra’s ‘Secure Kernel Extension Loading’ Is Broken”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (8) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Synack mostly as a company: as a bug bounty marketplace example and in hiring posts. One comment links a Synack-hosted post by Patrick Wardle on bypassing macOS High Sierra kernel extension loading.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 8 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Synack combines AI-powered penetration testing with elite human researchers to deliver continuous pentesting at scale on a modern PTaaS platform.
Most-linked posts?
- High Sierra’s ‘Secure Kernel Extension Loading’ Is Broken2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-09-25
What Hacker News says?
I agree, see Synack [1] (marketplace for bug bounties, with the bugs and rewards vetted by Synack). I think it's a huge opportunity. [1] http://www.synack.com/
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on “I found Prezi's source code”Submitted Microsoft Windows RCE Vulnerability Gives an Attacker Complete Control as a story · 166 points
HN discussionSynack | Senior Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA / San Francisco, CA | Full-Time, Onsite | https://www.synack.com/ Synack is redefining how organizations do security. We crowdsource ethical hackers from around the world and empower them with "smart" technology to create a solution for today's growing and ever-evolving cybersecurity demands. We are passionate about making the world more secure and our mission is…
Comment linking /company/careers/687156/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2017)”Submitted High Sierra’s ‘Secure Kernel Extension Loading’ Is Broken as a story · 128 points
HN discussion"Conclusion In this blog post, we briefly discussed High Sierra's "Secure Kernel Extension Loading" (SKEL) and demonstrated a new 0day vulnerability that can be exploited to fully bypass this new `security' feature. Unfortunately when such `security' features are introduced - even if done so with the noblest of intentions - they often just complicate the lives of 3rd-party developers and users without affecting the…
Comment linking /2017/09/08/high-sierras-secure-kernel-extension-loading-is-broken/
on “MacOS High Sierra”Submitted Preventing Broken Access Control: The No.1 OWASP Vulnerability in 2021 as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSynack | Senior Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA / San Francisco, CA | Full-Time, Onsite | https://www.synack.com/ Synack is redefining how organizations do security. We crowdsource ethical hackers from around the world and empower them with "smart" technology to create a solution for today's growing and ever-evolving cybersecurity demands. We are passionate about making the world more secure and our mission is…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2017)”Submitted Path Traversal Paradise as a story · 2 points
HN discussionMenlo Park, CA Just closed our A round with Google Ventures, Kleiner and Greylock. Looking to add Engineers and Designers https://www.synack.com/careers
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2014)”Submitted How I Hacked Hotmail as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSynack, Menlo Park, CA Hiring Designers and several Engineering roles https://www.synack.com/careers
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)”Submitted Preventing Cryptographic Failures: The No. 2 Vulnerability in the OWASP Top as a story · 1 points
HN discussionMenlo Park, CA - Synack https://www.synack.com Come work with me on building crowd security intelligence software. We are backed by some of the best investors (Greylock, Kleiner Perkins, others...) and offer great perks and benefits (free lunch, 401k, medical, flex time). Currently we are looking for JavaScript Developers (Backbone.js experience would be ideal), RoR Guys and a Sr. Designer. If you have questions or…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2014)”Submitted Red Teaming and Pentesting: Understanding the Differences and Values of Both as a story · 1 points
HN discussionPatrick Wardle (the source of this video) is on a roll today: https://www.synack.com/2017/09/08/high-sierras-secure-kernel...
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on “Unsigned apps on High Sierra can programmatically dump and exfil keychain”Submitted How to Be a More Secure Rails Engineer as a story · 1 points
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