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Defense Industrial Base Cyber Vulnerability Pilot Program Saw Participation, DoD Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 2nd, 2022

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Defense Industrial Base Cyber Vulnerability Pilot Program Saw Participation, DoD Says

A one-year pilot program designed to allow ethical hackers discover cybersecurity vulnerabilities on the networks of defense companies saw substantial growth in the number of participants, a Defense Department agency said on Monday. The voluntary Defense Industrial Base-Vulnerability Disclosure Program (DIB-VDP) began in April 2021 with 14 companies and 141 assets and grew to 41 companies and 348 assets due to strong interest, the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) said. HackerOne, a bug bounty company with a platform that allows…

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