From the course: Launch a Bug Bounty Program

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Get approvals from stakeholders and allocate the budget

Get approvals from stakeholders and allocate the budget

From the course: Launch a Bug Bounty Program

Get approvals from stakeholders and allocate the budget

- [Instructor] Launching a bug bounty program is an exciting journey towards strengthening your company's overall security posture. However, before you start the program, it is essential to secure approvals and allocate necessary budget. To initiate your bug bounty program successfully, you need buy-in from security and engineering leadership. Leaders play a vital role in setting the tone and expectation for the program and they must understand the benefits and potential risk it comes with. To secure leadership approval, you must clearly justify why your org should launch a bug bounty program. Let's revisit some key highlights which we covered in previous lesson that might come in handy in justifying the program to the leadership. First, enhanced security. Emphasize how a bug bounty program can proactively identify vulnerabilities that might go undetected. Second, it's cost effective. Explain that a bug bounty program could be a cost effective way to discover and address…

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