---
id: 2175
title: "Bugcrowd Programs for Researchers: An Overview"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bugcrowd-programs-for-researchers-an-overview/"
published_at: "2019-10-02T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "bugcrowd", "crowdsourced-security", "vdp", "researchers", "program-types"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2175"
lang: en
---

# Bugcrowd Programs for Researchers: An Overview

## Summary

Bugcrowd outlines the program types researchers encounter: private and public bug bounties paying money or kudos, and VDPs serving as catch-all channels covering a company's internet-facing assets.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bugcrowd-programs-for-researchers-an-overview/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2175