---
id: 3178
title: "Why More Government Agencies Need Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Disclosure Programs"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/why-more-government-agencies-need-bug-bounty-and-vulnerability-disclosure-programs/"
published_at: "2018-01-11T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "vulnerability-disclosure", "government", "policy", "data-breach", "hack-the-pentagon"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3178"
lang: en
---

# Why More Government Agencies Need Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Disclosure Programs

## Summary

Following OPM and IRS breaches and the success of Hack the Pentagon, Bugcrowd urges government agencies at every level to adopt bug bounties and disclosure programs beyond pen testers and scanners.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2018-01-11T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/why-more-government-agencies-need-bug-bounty-and-vulnerability-disclosure-programs/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3178