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Getting to know the Crowd: Answers to your top 7 questions on trust

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Post Details
Company
Date Published
Author
Justin Kestelyn, Bugcrowd Head of Product Marketing
Word Count
922
Company Posts That Month
18
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Post removed?
No
Summary

Bugcrowd addresses the trust concerns of CISOs and security teams unfamiliar with crowdsourcing by emphasizing that threat actors are constantly seeking vulnerabilities and that offensive testing by a trusted crowd is crucial. The company fosters trust through a data-driven vetting process and the "trust journey," ensuring that hackers demonstrate skill and professional behavior before participating in engagements. Bugcrowd offers both private and public bug bounty engagements, with strict confidentiality requirements for discovered vulnerabilities. Additional security is provided through a Cloudflare Zero Trust gateway, offering secure access to targets and visibility into access activities. Researchers face consequences for rule violations, and only highly vetted individuals are eligible for Bugcrowd's elastic pentester bench. The platform also ensures safe and secure payments to researchers, emphasizing trust, simplicity, and transparency in its processes.

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Trend Post Mentions Total Month Mentions Posts Companies MoM
Zero Trust 1 281 62 26 +51%
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