Darby Hopkins
Cloud security engineer on the Google Cloud VRP team who discusses VRP policy, rewards changes, panel processes, and guidance for researchers targeting Google Cloud.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 1h 47min
Episode 159: Avoiding Downgrades on Google Cloud VRP with Cote and Darby Hopkins
Michael Cote, a Google Cloud VRP operations engineer who runs live hacking events, and Darby Hopkins, a VRP policy and rewards specialist, share inside perspectives. They discuss the Sunnyvale bug‑swat highlights, why reward tiers and severity categories changed, how the panel process and routing work, and practical tips to configure tests and avoid downgrades.
