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DHS Awards Ethical Hacking Contracts To Three Firms

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 29th, 2022

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DHS Awards Ethical Hacking Contracts To Three Firms

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday awarded three companies a potential $43.2 million contract for vulnerability assessment services, selecting BugCrowd, SecureSoft Technologies and Synack. Under the Hack DHS: Crowdsourced Vulnerability Assessment Services program, the three companies’ vetted security researchers will look for cybersecurity gaps in the department’s networks and information systems. DHS in 2018 began a pilot program to examine a bug bounty program, which is modeled on one used by the Department of Defense. Last December, Homeland Security…

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