---
id: 2214
title: "Why bug bounty programs have always been about the evolution of penetration testing"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/evolution_pen_testing/"
published_at: "2019-05-21T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "penetration-testing", "vulnerability-disclosure", "interview", "casey-ellis", "next-gen-pen-test", "rsa"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2214"
lang: en
---

# Why bug bounty programs have always been about the evolution of penetration testing

## Summary

In an RSA interview with CyberScoop, Bugcrowd CTO Casey Ellis traces bug bounty's roots in crowdsourced pen testing, culminating in Next Gen Pen Test, and stresses aligning disclosure expectations.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2019-05-21T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/evolution_pen_testing/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2214