---
id: 716
title: "The Power of Bug Bounty Programs in Enhancing PCI-DSS Compliance"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-power-of-bug-bounty-programs-in-enhancing-pci-dss-compliance/"
published_at: "2024-10-01 12:00"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "compliance", "crowdsourced-security", "vdp", "pci-dss", "payment-security", "data-breach"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/716"
lang: en
---

# The Power of Bug Bounty Programs in Enhancing PCI-DSS Compliance

## Summary

Explains how bug bounty programs and VDPs help organizations meet PCI-DSS v4.0 requirements, citing IBM's $4.88M average breach cost and how crowdsourced testing protects payment card data.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2024-10-01 12:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-power-of-bug-bounty-programs-in-enhancing-pci-dss-compliance/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/716