---
id: 2256
title: "How Governments are Running Effective Bug Bounty Programs"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/how-governments-are-running-effective-bug-bounty-programs/"
published_at: "2019-02-08T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "vdp", "government", "safe-harbor", "dod", "hack-the-pentagon"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2256"
lang: en
---

# How Governments are Running Effective Bug Bounty Programs

## Summary

Bugcrowd founder Casey Ellis highlights government bug bounty momentum, from the DoD's Hack the Pentagon to Switzerland's reward for hacking its e-voting system, citing safe harbor and VDP lessons.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2019-02-08T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/how-governments-are-running-effective-bug-bounty-programs/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2256