How does Artificial Intelligence change bug bounty?

Neeraj Kumar (@dachman)
InfoSec Write-ups
Published in
2 min readJun 3, 2023

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Hey guys, I am back with a new article. In the article, How Artificial Intelligence Change the Bug Bounty Community.

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Introduction

A bug bounty is a program that is run by the company for monetary reward. If you find any vulnerability in company assets. They will be paid.

Technical Definition of Bug Bounty Program

A bug bounty program is a type of crowdsourced security initiative in which companies offer monetary or non-monetary rewards to ethical hackers, security researchers, or individuals who find and report security vulnerabilities in their software, applications, or systems.

First, I will divide this topic into two sections Pros and Cons

Pros of using Artificial Intelligence in Bug Bounty

  • AI may be able to help bug bounty hunters more quickly and effectively locate potential issues. This could save time and effort, and allow bounty hunters to focus on the most critical issues.
  • We can automate boring tasks using artificial intelligence such as making POC videos and writing Long POC. You can use PostwiseAI for making POC. It is easy to use.
  • Bug bounty programs can respond quickly to vulnerabilities by leveraging AI tools to identify and triage security issues promptly.
  • This could save time and effort.

Cons of using Artificial Intelligence in Bug Bounty

  • It will increase competition in Bug Bounty Program. This could make it more difficult for individual bug bounty hunters to stand out and earn rewards.
  • Might be Artificial Intelligence provides some false results.
  • AI-powered bug bounty programs must adhere to ethical guidelines to prevent misuse or unintended harm.
  • AI models may struggle to adapt to new and evolving attack techniques, requiring frequent updates and retraining.

Thank you for reading

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