Snapsec - VDP Management

In today's complex digital landscape, cyber threats pose a constant risk to organizations of all sizes. Traditional security measures, while essential, often struggle to keep pace with the rapid evolution of cyberattacks.
Zero-day vulnerabilities, in particular, can be exploited by malicious actors to compromise sensitive data, disrupt operations, and tarnish an organization's reputation.

A Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) offers a proactive approach to security by providing a channel for Ethical Hackers to report vulnerabilities. By partnering with the security community, organizations can identify and address potential weaknesses before they can be exploited by malicious actors. A robust VDP management solution empowers organizations to streamline the vulnerability disclosure process, prioritize critical issues, and accelerate the remediation timeline. By investing in a VDP management solution, organizations can significantly enhance their security posture, reduce the risk of breaches, improve their brand reputation, and foster collaboration with the security community.

VDP Management in Snapsec Suite

Recognizing the critical role of Vulnerability Disclosure Programs in Cybersecurity, we have developed our own VDP Management Solution as part of our Snapsec Suite. This innovative solution centralizes the entire VDP process, streamlining communication, triage, and remediation activities between Ethical Hackers and security teams. By providing a transparent and efficient platform, our VDP solution empowers organizations to identify and address vulnerabilities promptly, reducing the risk of exploitation and safeguarding sensitive information.

VDP Dashboard

The VDP Dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of your organization's vulnerability management program. It offers valuable insights into the current state of your vulnerabilities, enabling you to make informed decisions and prioritize remediation efforts. The dashboard displays the status of the vulnerabilities reported, fixed, and in progress, giving you a clear picture of your overall security posture. Additionally, it presents an aggregated CVSS score, highlighting the severity of vulnerabilities and potential risks. The dashboard also recognizes top-performing hackers who have contributed significantly to your organization's security by listing their highest reputation scores. Finally, it showcases the top five vulnerabilities reported, allowing you to focus on critical issues and allocate resources effectively. By leveraging this detailed dashboard, you can proactively address vulnerabilities, minimize security risks, and enhance your organization's overall security posture.

VDP Policy Dashboard

The VDP Policy Dashboard is designed to manage your security policies and guidelines. It offers a user-friendly interface to streamline policy creation, review, and enforcement. You can also easily enable or disable vulnerability submissions to control incoming reports, ensuring a tailored approach to your organization's security needs.

Key Features and Sections Inside the Policy Dashboard:

• Brand: This section allows you to customize the dashboard with your company's branding elements, including:
  • Company Name: The official name of your organization.
  • Tagline: A brief and memorable slogan that captures your company's mission.
  • Logo URL: The web address of your company's logo.
  • About Your Company: A brief description of your company's mission, vision, and values.
• Policy: This section provides you with a text editor where you can create your security policy using markdown. You can create, edit, and manage policies related to your data security, compliance, risk management, and other relevant areas.

Assets:

• This section allows you to define the specific assets that are in scope for the VDP program. For each asset, you can specify the following details:
  • Asset: The URL or name of the asset.
  • Asset Type: The type of asset, such as Web Applications, Mobile Apps, APIs etc.
  • Max Severity: The highest severity level of vulnerability that is eligible for a reward.
  • Rewardable: Indicates whether vulnerabilities discovered in this asset are eligible for a reward.
  • Options: Additional options for managing the asset, such as editing or deleting.
• Rewards: This section allows you to define the reward structure for different vulnerability severity levels. For each severity level (Critical, High, Medium, and Low), you can specify the minimum and maximum reward amounts.
• Contact: This section allows you to provide contact information for program managers or security team members who are responsible for handling vulnerability reports and coordinating with researchers.
• Receive Submission: This toggle switch allows you to control whether new vendor submissions are accepted.

VDP Leaderboard

The Leaderboard dashboard recognizes and rewards top-performing hackers within the VDP program. It displays the top 3 leaders, highlighting their significant contributions to reporting bugs and vulnerabilities. Additionally, it provides a detailed list of hackers ranked by their reputation for finding critical vulnerabilities, along with their points and other details. This dashboard fosters a competitive and rewarding environment, encouraging hackers to continue identifying and reporting vulnerabilities.

VDP Vulnerabilities Dashboard

The Reported Vulnerabilities dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of the vulnerabilities that have been reported by hackers. It displays the total number of vulnerabilities, their status, and a detailed list of each vulnerability, including its ID, reported date, title, reporter, status, severity, and last activity. This dashboard enables you to prioritize vulnerabilities, track their progress, and gain valuable insights into your organization's security posture. You can also view detailed information about each vulnerability, such as its CVSS score and potential impact, by clicking on it.

VDP Hacker Pool

The Hacker Pool section in our VDP management solution provides a centralized view of all registered hackers participating in your program. This section displays essential information about each hacker, including their name, email address, status, country, and allows you to take specific actions such as sending invitations to join the program.

Sharing your VDP across platforms

The Share dashboard empowers you to promote your VDP program and invite hackers to participate. You can easily embed your VDP reporting portal into your website using the provided iframe code or share it on social media platforms to reach a wider audience. Additionally, you can invite specific hackers to your program by entering their email addresses, fostering a targeted community of skilled security researchers.

VDP Registration (For Hackers)

The Registration page allows hackers like you to sign up for the VDP program by providing your personal details and skillset. Hackers are required to enter their details such as their full name, email address, country, and social media links. Additionally, you can provide links to your bug bounty platform profiles and hall of fame entries. Finally, you need to select your primary skillset from web application testing, API testing, Android application testing, or network testing. Once you have completed the registration process, you will be able to participate in the VDP program and report vulnerabilities.

Conclusion

By leveraging our VDP management solution, you can streamline your vulnerability disclosure process, prioritize critical issues, and accelerate the remediation timeline. Our solution empowers you to build a strong relationship with the security community, recognize top-performing hackers, and ultimately enhance your organization's security posture.