The General Services Administration is seeking information on the availability of software-as-a-service platforms that could help the agency's security operations division establish a bug bounty program. GSA looks to partner with a SaaS vendor and obtain access to a network of security researchers who can uncover technical issues across the agency's web-based information technology applications, according to a sources sought notice posted Tuesday.
Read More »HackerOne, DoD Complete 4th ‘Hack the Air Force’ Bug Bounty Challenge
The Department of Defense and HackerOne have concluded the fourth U.S. Air Force and 10th DoD bug-bounty challenge which saw participants identify system vulnerabilities for $290K in prizes.
Read More »Microsoft Launches Bug Bounty Program for ‘ElectionGuard’ Voting Security Platform
Microsoft has launched a bounty program in an effort to fortify the security of its new software development kit ahead of the 2020 elections.
Read More »HackerOne, DoD Launch Ninth Cybersecurity Bounty Challenge
HackerOne and the Department of Defense have collaborated to introduce a ninth cybersecurity challenge meant to encourage ethical hackers to identify vulnerabilities in public-facing government web platforms.
Read More »USAF Awards Cash Prizes for Cloud Bug Bounty Program
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a total of $123K to hackers for a bug bounty program with Hanscom Air Force Base and cybersecurity crowdsourcing firm Bugcrowd, Defense Systems reported Aug. 9.
Read More »HackerOne Assists DoD in Another Air Force Bug Bounty Challenge; Marten Mickos Quoted
HackerOne has helped the Department of Defense launch the agency’s seventh bug bounty program, which aims to find security vulnerabilities in the public-facing websites and services of the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday it provided its hacker-powered security platform for DoD’s latest Hack the Air Force event, which …
Read More »DoD Awards Crowdsourced Security Contracts to Bugcrowd, HackerOne, Synack
Bugcrowd, HackerOne and Synack have received separate contracts to expand the Defense Department‘s bug bounty challenges and explore other crowdsourced methods to secure its public-facing websites. All three companies will help DoD develop additional activities for the security initiative aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in private defense systems, the department said Wednesday. The Pentagon …
Read More »DoD, HackerOne Launch 5th Bug Bounty Challenge
The Defense Department and HackerOne have opened registration for hackers who want to participate in the Pentagon’s fifth bug bounty challenge. Participants of the fifth Hack the Pentagon event will work to identify vulnerabilities in an enterprise system that supports DoD’s global operations, HackerOne said Monday. Reina Staley, chief of staff …
Read More »HackerOne, Synack to Help Pentagon Create “Bug Bounty” Contract Vehicle
The Defense Department has chosen HackerOne and Synack to create a contract vehicle that will work to help DoD components and services launch “bug bounty” programs. DoD said Thursday the contract vehicle will facilitate efforts to standardize a crowdsourced approach to digital security through challenges designed to identify and address vulnerabilities on department-run websites. The department seeks to launch …
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