"DHS Plans To Formalize Bug Disclosure Policy"

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working to establish a clearer process for ethical hackers to follow in the disclosure of hackable vulnerabilities found to be contained by the department’s systems. In addition to formalizing a policy for security researchers to disclose vulnerabilities to the DHS, a DHS bug bounty program has also been proposed. This article continues to discuss the current process for sharing vulnerabilities with DHS, plans to establish a vulnerability disclosure policy for DHS, legislation to mandate a DHS bug bounty program, the upcoming government cybersecurity strategy, and research and development efforts.

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