Bugcrowd

Bugcrowd is a crowdsourced security platform that connects organizations with a global community of vetted security researchers to identify and remediate vulnerabilities. Its primary purpose is to help companies reduce risk and improve their security posture through managed bug bounty programs, penetration testing, and vulnerability disclosure programs (VDPs). Bugcrowd centralizes vulnerability intake, triage, and reporting, enabling security teams to scale their testing efforts beyond traditional methods.

Key features include managed bug bounty programs where Bugcrowd handles researcher recruitment, validation of findings, and reward management, ensuring only high-quality, actionable reports reach internal teams. The platform supports penetration testing as a service (PTaaS), providing on-demand, scoped testing engagements with clear timelines and deliverables. Bugcrowd’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program capabilities allow organizations to publish safe, structured channels for external researchers to report issues, with built-in workflows for triage, prioritization, and remediation tracking. Additional capabilities such as risk-based vulnerability scoring, analytics dashboards, and integrations with issue trackers (e.g., Jira) and security tools help streamline remediation and measure security ROI.