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Crowdsourced security for Web3 with Bugcrowd Alliance

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security announced an alliance with Least Authority, a Berlin-based pioneer in secure use of advanced cryptographic techniques. Least Authority provides customised services to support FinTech and Web3 products through design and development, including code audits, specification reviews, and system architecture assessments. Research and development The company specialises in the research and development of distributed systems, blockchain protocols, AI/ML a...

Bugcrowd unveils AI platform and new cybersecurity model

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, announced the addition of Trey Ford as Chief Information Security Officer for the Americas, to the leadership team. Trey is a seasoned strategic advisor and security thought pioneer with over 25 years of experience in offensive and defensive security disciplines. Trey has held key leadership roles at Deepwatch, Vista Equity Partners, Salesforce, Black Hat, and more. He has also been a valued member of Bugcrowd's advisory board for over a decade....

Bugcrowd secures $50M from SVB for growth and innovation

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank announced it has provided a $50 million growth capital facility to Bugcrowd, a provider of crowdsourced cybersecurity solutions. Bugcrowd brings the collective ingenuity of organisations and hackers to mitigate vulnerabilities across all applications, systems, and infrastructure. Provided by SVB’s Enterprise Software Group, the new financing will further scale Bugcrowd’s AI-powered platform globally, fund continued in...

Bugcrowd & SEC DATACOM fight cyber threats in Finland

Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced security pioneer, has signed value-added distributor SEC DATACOM as a distributor in Finland and the Baltic states in an initiative to combat the region’s rapidly escalating cybersecurity threats. These include nation-state attacks on critical infrastructure, government bodies and businesses. The alliance gives Bugcrowd access to SEC DATACOM’s network of 400-500 IT resellers, system integrators and managed security providers (MSPs) in the region. Bugcrowd...

Bugcrowd names Cyber Vigilance as UK channel partner

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, has named managed cybersecurity services and solutions provider Cyber Vigilance as a value-added channel partner for the UK. Cyber Vigilance specialises in large-scale, complex cybersecurity projects for tier one banks and telecommunications customers covering endpoints, email, people, web, network, cloud and data security. Cybersecurity resources Toby Butler, Chief Revenue Officer, Cyber Vigilance, said the alliance with Bugcrowd would help cus...

Bugcrowd welcomes Patrick Morley to board of directors

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, announced that Patrick Morley has joined its board of directors. Morley served as CEO of Carbon Black, a cloud-based endpoint security software provider, for 14 years. He led the company from its early days to an IPO on Nasdaq in 2018 and subsequently oversaw its acquisition by VMware in 2019. Bugcrowd Platform Morley joins a seasoned board at Bugcrowd, which has guided the company through significant growth in 2024. This growth includes a...

Continuous attack surface testing with Bugcrowd's CASPT

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, announced the availability of its Continuous Attack Surface Penetration Testing (CASPT) solution on the Bugcrowd Platform. This solution provides customers with a proactive security approach to continuously meet compliance goals and reduce their external risk asset exposure. Continuous Attack Surface Penetration Testing (CASPT) is designed for customers with an evolving attack surface that only does pentesting once or twice a year, leaving &l...

Bugcrowd partners with Axon Technologies in EMEA market

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, has signed Dubai-based Axon Technologies as a value-added partner in the EMEA market. Axon Technologies AXON specialises in managed security services, SOC consulting, security engineering, advanced testing, and incident response services.  It has more than 60 customers in 12 countries across financial services, healthcare, government, and other verticals, with a particularly strong presence in its UAE base and Saudi Arabia.  Bugcrowd...

Bugcrowd introduces AI penetration testing to improve customers’ confidence in AI adoption

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security introduced the availability of its AI Pen Testing on the Bugcrowd Platform to help AI adopters detect common security flaws before threat actors take advantage. AI Pen Testing is a part of  Bugcrowd’s AI Safety and Security Solutions portfolio, in addition to the recently announced AI Bias Assessment offering.  Access to AI Commoditised access to AI is revolutionising how work is done in every industry. AI also presents new categ...

Axis Communications launches bug bounty programme with Bugcrowd to accelerate vulnerability management best practices

Axis Communications, an approved Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA), is launching a private bug bounty programme with Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced cybersecurity. The private bug bounty programme strengthens Axis’ commitment to building professional relationships with external security researchers and ethical hackers. The new programme reinforces the company’s efforts to proactively identify, patch, and disclose vulnerabilities in AXIS OS, the...

Bugcrowd helps inform the U.S. National Vulnerability Database recognised as Security Numbering Authority for common vulnerabilities

Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced cybersecurity announced it has been authorised by the CVE programme as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). CVE programme The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE(r)) programme is an international, community-based effort that relies on the community to discover vulnerabilities.  The mission of CVE is to identify, define, and catalog publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The discovered vulnerabilities ar...

Bugcrowd releases 2020 Inside the Mind of a Hacker report

Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced security company, released its 2020 Inside the Mind of a Hacker report, the study to date on the global hacking community. Among the report’s key findings, human ingenuity supported by actionable intelligence of the Bugcrowd platform were found to be critical ingredients to maintaining a resilient infrastructure. AI-powered solutions not enough In fact, 78% of hackers indicated AI-powered cybersecurity solutions alone aren’t enough to outmanoeuvre cyber...

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