Inside the Bug Bounty Council at GitLab

GitLab's Application Security (AppSec) team collaborates with both internal teams and external security researchers to enhance the security of its products through a bug bounty program. This program encourages security experts worldwide to identify vulnerabilities, which are then verified and triaged by the AppSec team, with successful findings rewarded monetarily. To foster engagement and transparency, GitLab has initiated a blog series called "Ask a Hacker" and hosts public Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions with contributors. The Bug Bounty Council process, which relies on asynchronous communication due to the global distribution of the AppSec team, ensures consistency in severity and bounty assessments through a structured issue tracker system. Iterative improvements, such as automating report submissions and requiring CVSSv3 score approvals, have streamlined operations and enhanced accuracy. Transparency is a key value, and ongoing efforts aim to incorporate more comprehensive CVSS calculations to further clarify severity and bounty determinations. The program, public since December 2018, invites participation from anyone interested, with new features released monthly, providing continuous opportunities for bug hunters to contribute to GitLab's security.

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