All the hackers who have participated in the DOD-related programs were hand-selected by the DOD and HackerOne because of our expertise and track record. We complement what our customers and government are already doing. We have a proven track record in hacker-powered security, and having coverage in both the government and private sectors strengthens our mission, which is to empower the world to build a safer Internet.
To this day, over 5,000 vulnerabilities have been uncovered in the U.S. DOD systems, the majority of which have been reported to the DOD without any monetary incentives. We believe that a vulnerability disclosure program, or establishing a process to do so, is our recommendation to every government on this planet to ensure that they can work with the hacker community according to the “see something, say something” principle.