ARK has acquired security and penetration testing services from Bugcrowd, a crowd-sourced security platform, to identify vulnerabilities in its ecosystem. The acquisition allows ARK to tap into a global community of expert researchers who can identify critical issues 80% faster than traditional solutions. This partnership will enable ARK to provide the most secure platform possible to its users, with the goal of reaching maximum security in less time. The use of Bugcrowd's Vulnerability Rating Taxonomy will help ensure consistency and transparency in identifying vulnerabilities, while crowd-sourced security eliminates the imbalance between network attackers' motivations and those of developers and security defenders. The acquisition is expected to begin this week, with the public program starting in early January 2019.