---
id: 3589
title: "GitHub Embraces Hacker-Powered Security To Protect 55 Million Projects"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/github-embraces-hacker-powered-security-protect-55-million-projects"
published_at: "2017-06-15T17:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "github", "case-study", "security-program", "hackerone"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3589"
lang: en
---

# GitHub Embraces Hacker-Powered Security To Protect 55 Million Projects

## Summary

GitHub's bug bounty story: the platform protecting 55M+ projects moved to HackerOne in 2016, automating payouts, trimming triage to four steps and paying $145,000+, with ROI described as phenomenal.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2017-06-15T17:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/github-embraces-hacker-powered-security-protect-55-million-projects
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3589