---
id: 2363
title: "[GUEST POST] Standardizing Legal Safe Harbor for Security Research"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/guest-post-standardizing-legal-safe-harbor-for-security-research/"
published_at: "2018-08-02T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "security-research", "vulnerability-disclosure", "policy", "safe-harbor", "legal"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2363"
lang: en
---

# [GUEST POST] Standardizing Legal Safe Harbor for Security Research

## Summary

Guest author Amit Elazari argues many bug bounty and VDP programs still lack legal safe harbor, calling for standardized language so researchers can test and disclose without legal exposure.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2018-08-02T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/guest-post-standardizing-legal-safe-harbor-for-security-research/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2363