Last fall, CISA issued the final version of Binding Operational Directive (BOD 20-01), which was issued in support of the Office of Management and Budget M-20-32, “Improving Vulnerability Identification, Management, and Remediation”. This Directive reflects CISA’s commitment to strengthening cybersecurity and resilience for federal civilian agencies by requiring agencies to establish policies enabling the public to contribute and report vulnerability disclosures. Recognizing that policies alone are not sufficient, we also announced plans to launch a vulnerability disclosure platform service in the near future. Today, the future arrived.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is proud to announce the VDP Platform for the federal civilian enterprise, the latest shared service offered by CISA’s Cyber Quality Services Management Office (QSMO) and provided by BugCrowd and EnDyna. The VDP Platform provides a single, centrally managed online website for agencies to list systems in scope for their vulnerability disclosure policies, enabling security researchers and members of the general public to find vulnerabilities in agency websites and submit reports for analysis. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Labor (DoL), and the Department of Interior (DoI) are among the agencies planning to leverage this platform at the onset.
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Source: U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency