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Bugcrowd

Bugcrowd is a crowdsourced security platform. It was founded in 2012, and in 2019 it was one of the largest bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure companies on the internet. Bugcrowd runs bug bounty programs and also offers a range of penetration testing services it refers to as "Penetration Testing as a Service" (PTaaS), as well as attack surface management.

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Article summary

Bugcrowd is a crowdsourced security platform. It was founded in 2012, and in 2019 it was one of the largest bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure companies on the internet. Bugcrowd runs bug bounty programs and also offers a range of penetration testing services it refers to as "Penetration Testing as a Service" (PTaaS), as well as attack surface management.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352882313

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.