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Bugcrowd, a pioneer in crowdsourced cybersecurity, has launched new platform functionality, Bugcrowd AI Triage Assistant and Bugcrowd AI Analytics, to bring unprecedented speed and intelligence and insights to the process of building security resilience. Combined with the general availability of AI Connect, these new capabilities enable security teams to make smarter, faster decisions that help preempt emerging threats, not just react to them after the fact.  Bugcrowd’s new AI capabilities With attackers moving faster leveraging AI tools and attack surfaces growing more complex, security teams need solutions that remove manual work, deliver secure, context-aware intelligence instantly, and help them shift toward a preemptive security model. By eliminating reliance on unsanctioned third‑party LLMs and replacing slow, manual research with environment‑specific insights, Bugcrowd’s new AI capabilities empower security analysts to accelerate triage, uncover hidden trends, and make strategic decisions that strengthen resilience before threats materialise.  AI Triage Assistant and AI Analytics "With the rapid pace of sophisticated AI-driven attacks, our goal is to help customers make faster, better decisions affecting their security strategy, including ones that set the foundation for preemptive security. AI Triage Assistant and AI Analytics are central to that mission,” said Braden Russell, CPO, Bugcrowd. “It's not about replacing human intuition, but augmenting it with powerful AI insights. Using that approach to help security teams see the bigger picture within each submission, as well as the hidden trends affecting the whole organisation, we're enabling them to make smarter, faster decisions that fundamentally improve their organisation's security posture." AI-powered dashboards AI Triage Assistant serves as a secure, conversational AI agent that transforms vulnerability triage efficiency by providing immediate, contextual insights about a specific vulnerability. AI Analytics complements this with organisation-level intelligence, providing AI-powered dashboards that optimize static security reporting into a conversational, chatbot-like experience. Together, these innovations enable security teams to move from complex analysis to decisive action in seconds rather than hours.    Key highlights     Bugcrowd AI Triage Assistant   Identifies Risk in Real Time: Provides immediate, deep insights into specific vulnerabilities, empowering analysts to quickly determine real-world security risk.   Reduces Complexity for Analysts: Features one-click prompt starters for quick distillation of complex findings and enables drilling down for deep technical insights through plain-language follow-up questions.   Enables Strategic Analysis: Allows "zooming out" to analyse broader trends across entire testing programs.   Bugcrowd AI Analytics Provides Instant, Accurate Answers: Delivers immediate, accurate answers about security posture, organisational trends, and tester performance.   Reveals Trend Drivers: Provides understanding of drivers behind trends (such as growth in a specific type of vulnerability) for faster, better security decisions.   Measures Impact and Progress: Reveals patterns across all security testing to measure its impact and demonstrate progress across the entire organisation.   General availability of AI Connect Bugcrowd also announced the general availability of AI Connect, which was previously released in beta in August. AI Connect enables customers to securely integrate their internal AI stacks with real-time vulnerability data from the Bugcrowd Platform via Model Context Protocol (MCP), the emerging standard for connecting AI models to external tools, data sources, and software. "Security teams today face unprecedented challenges in managing the growing complexity of modern attack surfaces," said Dr. David Brumley, Chief AI and Science Officer at Bugcrowd. "Our recent AI innovations represent our vision for the future of security testing—where human creativity and machine speed work in harmony. By investing heavily in AI capabilities that complement our global hacker community, we're delivering a platform that doesn't just find vulnerabilities but transforms how organisations understand and manage their security risk landscape."

Bugcrowd, a pioneer in crowdsourced cybersecurity, announces the launch of the first-ever offering to apply the scale, agility, and incentive-driven power of crowdsourcing to red teaming. This new service connects customers with a global network of vetted ethical hackers for a variety of red team engagements — fully managed through the Bugcrowd Platform.  This release sets a new benchmark in the red team services market, enabling organisations to test their security environments with the highest level of confidence. By tapping into a global pool of experts using the latest adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), customers gain unparalleled insight into how real-world attackers would attempt to breach their defenses. Surpassing competing services Available on the Bugcrowd Platform, RTaaS works seamlessly alongside offerings such as Penetration Testing as a Service, Managed Bug Bounty, and Vulnerability Disclosure Programs. RTaaS works seamlessly alongside offerings such as Penetration Testing as a Service Bugcrowd customers can tailor their RTaaS engagements to meet specific needs, budget constraints, and organisational maturity. Through Bugcrowd’s global talent pool of vetted, trusted ethical hackers, customers can secure the exact expertise they need and scale their RTaaS program over time, surpassing competing services on the market. Sizable security workforce “Traditionally, red teaming was only possible for large organisations that could either afford the services of security consultants or had a sizable security workforce to manage the workload alongside daily operations — and even then, findings were too often not actionable. Bugcrowd’s industry-first offensive crowdsourced RTaaS bridges this critical security gap, opening the door for our customers to access high-end capabilities that deliver crucial insights into their defensive posture — continuously,” says Dave Gerry, CEO of Bugcrowd. He adds, “Bugcrowd was founded on the bug bounty hunter mindset, an objective that aligns perfectly with Red Team operators. This launch is a significant milestone for Bugcrowd as it brings a pioneering solution to life. We are excited to see the power of The Crowd in action in RTaaS and enhance our customers’ always-on approach to security testing.” Sophisticated campaigns of cybercriminals Due to the persistent and sophisticated campaigns of cybercriminals, the cost of breaches continues to rise Due to the persistent and sophisticated campaigns of cybercriminals, the cost of breaches continues to rise. As enterprise environments become more complex, organisations understand the need to stay ahead of these advanced threats.  While pen testing and bug bounties will remain crucial tools in identifying vulnerabilities, Bugcrowd RTaaS enhances organisational preparedness by simulating real-world attacks, allowing understanding of detection and response capabilities, and exposing gaps in security controls that traditional testing may miss. Traditional bug bounty “As a hacker, I’m genuinely excited about Bugcrowd’s new Red Team as a Service (RTaaS) offering. RTaaS builds on the strengths of traditional bug bounty and Penetration Testing as a Service, taking them to the next level by allowing organisations to safely test their defenses against real-world attack scenarios,” said Matt Byrdwell, aka Nerdwell, ethical researcher and hacker at Bugcrowd. He adds, “Red Teaming is the most effective way to evaluate how well an organisation’s layered security controls work together to create a true defense-in-depth strategy — and to safely identify any gaps. By simulating realistic attacks in a structured, controlled environment, RTaaS is a great way for cybersecurity teams to demonstrate the value of a strong security posture to both the business and its leadership.” Regulation-ready scenarios Key features of RTaaS on the Bugcrowd Platform: Threat intelligence aligned with realistic scenarios: Bugcrowd RTaaS Integrates threat intelligence and risk profiling to simulate realistic, regulation-ready scenarios. Real-world adversarial tactics: Operators mimic the behaviours of nation-state actors, organised cybercriminals, and insider threats to authentically test an organisation’s ability to detect, respond to, and contain advanced attacks. Global pool of specialised operators: Access a diverse network of vetted operators skilled in advanced tactics tailored to their environment and threats. Integrated platform and workflows: Receive comprehensive reports with visual attack chains, attack narratives, and findings mapped to root causes and security controls. Scalable and flexible: Capitalise on assured, blended, or continuous red team operations to match various budgets, regulatory obligations, and security maturity levels. High return on investment: Take advantage of flexible pricing options, including day-rate engagements, reward pools, and continuous programs, to suit a range of needs, budgets, and objectives. Bugcrowd's RTaaS is now available to all customers on the Bugcrowd Platform. Transforming security reputation Bugcrowd at RSA, April 28 to May 1, 2025: Visit them at Booth N4325 on the Expo floor for swag, demos, and conversation about the news. 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Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced security, announced an alliance with GlobalDots, the cloud innovation and security specialist. Under the agreement, Germany-based GlobalDots will integrate Bugcrowd’s crowdsourced security platform into its portfolio of cloud infrastructure, CDN, DevOps, and AI solutions. Bugcrowd’s AI-powered platform The alliance will make Bugcrowd’s AI-powered crowdsourcing platform available to GlobalDots’ 350-plus international client base, which includes Lufthansa, Playtika, AppsFlyer, Fiat and Payoneer.  GlobalDots clients will have access to the full range of Bugcrowd’s advanced security solutions including bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure programmes, penetration testing, AI bias assessment and attack surface management. Security point solutions Bugcrowd was driven by rising demand for serial testing and disenchantment with security point solutions GlobalDots said the relationship with Bugcrowd was driven by rising demand for continuous testing and disenchantment with security point solutions. Ben Dagani, Head of Business Development, GlobalDots, said: “Partnering with Bugcrowd is a strategic move because we’re witnessing increasing demand for their solution both in Israel and across Europe. It’s not just a one-time compliance tool — our customers now rely on it continuously to keep pace with a dynamic and evolving threat landscape."  Bugcrowd’s continuous testing services Dagani added: “Integrating their platform enhances our proactive cybersecurity offerings, aligning with our mission to deliver cutting-edge cloud security solutions.” Paul Ciesielski, Chief Revenue Officer of Bugcrowd, said: “GlobalDots has been a pioneer in cloud optimisation and innovation for more than two decades, working with a formidable ecosystem of vendors to deliver secure, high-performance applications and services for a wide range of use cases." "We’re delighted that they have decided to add Bugcrowd’s continuous testing services to their portfolio, enabling GlobalDots customers to harden their security and development processes.”