---
id: 2712
title: "Beyond a VDP: How a Challenge Brings Proactive Security to Your Agency"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/beyond-vdp-how-challenge-brings-proactive-security-your-agency"
published_at: "2023-01-31T14:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "cisa", "vdp", "vulnerability-disclosure", "government", "federal-agencies"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2712"
lang: en
---

# Beyond a VDP: How a Challenge Brings Proactive Security to Your Agency

## Summary

VDPs are the federal baseline for vulnerability reports, but they don't reward deeper testing. Bug bounty challenges let agencies get proactive hacker testing without a permanent program's cost.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2023-01-31T14:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/beyond-vdp-how-challenge-brings-proactive-security-your-agency
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2712