By Grant McCracken May 25, 2021Why You Can Trust The Crowd One of the most common questions we encounter in conversations around crowdsourced security programs is : “why would I invite researchers to hack my assets?”, “why should I trust the crowd?”, or some variant thereof. There are different permutations around… Read More
By Bugcrowd Product Marketing May 20, 2021Infographic: What are Vulnerabilities? Vulnerabilities are components of code that can be exploited to negatively impact the security of data, systems, people, or IP. According to ISO/IEC 29147:2018, a vulnerability is, "a behavior or set of conditions present in a system, product, component, or… Read More
By Bugcrowd Researcher Success May 13, 2021Expiring Invites – Program Invites Update Starting Monday, May 17th at 17:00 Pacific Time (UTC-7), unaccepted invites will now expire after 8 calendar days. At Bugcrowd, we place researchers first. When you receive an invitation, you’ve been able to sit idle on it and accept it… Read More
By Bugcrowd May 12, 2021Vulnerability Disclosure Policy: What is It & Why is it Important? A vulnerability disclosure policy sets the rules of engagement for an ethical hacker to identify and submit information on security vulnerabilities. Vulnerability disclosure policies establish the communications framework for the report of discovered security weaknesses and vulnerabilities. This enables all… Read More
By Grant McCracken May 4, 2021Why Isn’t My Program Getting Submissions? Pt. Two Welcome back! If you haven’t already read the last blog on this topic, we set up a solid base that we’ll continue to expand upon here. To recap our past conversation (while succinct, I do recommend reading the last blog… Read More
By Grant McCracken Apr 27, 2021Why Isn’t My Program Getting Submissions? As crowdsourced cybersecurity programs grow and operate over the course of time, one of the most common effects of ‘program aging’ is a general reduction in the volume of submissions over time. Roughly analogous to the aging of anything (bodies,… Read More
By Andy White Apr 26, 2021Draft Submissions & Autosave No longer will you have to endure losing your submission details due to a connection, browser, or computer failure! With our Draft Submissions and Autosave enhancements to the submission process, your drafted submissions are saved server-side, and can be picked… Read More
By Erica Azad Apr 21, 2021Attack Surface Management 101: An Essential Guide What is an Attack Surface? Imagine you live in a house with two doors and five windows. Each night, you check each door and window to make sure it is locked. But what if there was a hidden sixth window,… Read More
By Michael Hamel Apr 19, 2021The LevelUp CFP is open! Calling all Speakers! Hello friends! Are you interested in speaking at an upcoming LevelUp virtual conference or event? Well, you’re in luck! Our LevelUp CFP is open! You can now submit your talk ideas to our CFP intake form for consideration! Click here… Read More
By Michael Hamel Apr 16, 2021The Ultimate Guide to Bugcrowd Incentive Programs Welcome to the Ultimate Guide to Bugcrowd Incentive Programs! Ever wondered how you can get your hands on some Bugcrowd Swag? Well I’m here to break it all down for you. In fact, we have a number of ways that… Read More
