Working in collaboration with bug bounty platform Bugcrowd and government technology contractor Endyna, CISA introduced its VDP platform to help Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies identify and address vulnerabilities in critical systems.

The platform was launched in support of Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 20-01, through which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) instructed all federal agencies to develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy.

Courtesy of the new initiative, FCEB agencies will have the opportunity to coordinate with the civilian hacker community to identify and monitor vulnerabilities in their systems.