New Bugcrowd platform capabilities empower customers to close security gaps faster through powerful internal AI and native attack surface visibility
Bugcrowd, a global leader in crowdsourced cybersecurity, has introduced two major innovations AI Connect and Asset View designed to help security teams detect, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities faster and with greater accuracy.
“Security teams today are racing to scale operations with AI and automation, but they’re often blocked by disconnected data and fragmented workflows,” said Dave Gerry, CEO of Bugcrowd. “With AI Connect and Asset View, we’re removing those roadblocks, giving customers seamless access to their real-time vulnerability data, unified asset visibility, and the ability to prioritize and act on real-world risk faster. These innovations reflect our belief that the future of cybersecurity is proactive, context-driven, and powered by both ethical hackers and intelligent automation, all delivered through one integrated platform.”
AI Connect: Bridging AI and Real-Time Vulnerability Data
Many security teams adopting AI-powered tools face a critical challenge: their AI systems lack access to live, high-value vulnerability data. Without this integration, teams are forced to manually cross-reference reports from bug bounty programs, penetration tests, and red team findings with internal systems slowing down response times and reducing remediation accuracy.
AI Connect addresses this problem by securely linking customers’ internal AI stacks with real-time vulnerability intelligence from the Bugcrowd Platform. Acting as a secure, read-only entry point, AI Connect ensures sensitive data remains protected while enabling AI-driven remediation guidance based on accurate, contextualized insights. This reduces response times, prevents AI hallucinations, eliminates manual cross-referencing, and improves collaboration with development teams.
Built on the open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI Connect gives customers direct access to Bugcrowd program data within their existing AI tools. It supports a native Generative AI interface, allowing organizations to analyze findings, identify trends, and monitor program performance without the need to export or transform data.
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Key benefits of AI Connect include:
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Faster vulnerability remediation with recommendations tailored to each organization’s environment and security policies.
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Automation-driven efficiency, reducing manual effort and accelerating response times.
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Granular access control through role-based permissions aligned with Bugcrowd’s authentication system.
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Seamless integration with any AI system, leveraging MCP for flexibility and avoiding vendor lock-in.
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Secure connectivity through developer-friendly MCP endpoints and OAuth 2.1 support for delegated access.
“Bugcrowd AI Connect isn’t just another AI feature; it’s a foundational capability that empowers our customers to make the most of the tools they already have,” said Braden Russell, Chief Product Officer, Bugcrowd. “We’re giving them the secure building blocks they need to create truly intelligent security automation that works for their specific environment, reinforcing our commitment to an open, flexible, and developer-first ecosystem.”
Asset View: Unifying Asset Management and Offensive Testing
As businesses expand their digital footprint, maintaining visibility over external-facing assets such as applications, IP addresses, domains, and email servers has become increasingly difficult. Constant changes, combined with siloed or outdated data, make it challenging for security teams to scope penetration tests, monitor exposures, and respond to threats promptly.
Asset View, integrated natively into the Bugcrowd Platform, solves this by consolidating asset discovery, management, scanning, and testing into a single experience. No separate logins or disparate tools are needed. Assets are automatically ingested from External Attack Surface Management (EASM) scans or via manual uploads, then enriched with crucial metadata like business criticality, exposure level, and risk-based prioritization.
Once within Asset View, these assets become fully actionable enabling teams to focus testing efforts on the highest-risk targets, leverage human creativity to uncover complex vulnerabilities, and maintain a complete audit trail for compliance.
Key features of Asset View include:
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Complete asset visibility with continuous discovery through EASM scans and real-time tracking of changes.
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Context-rich prioritization based on factors like exposure status, ownership, and business impact.
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Effortless scoping for bug bounty, penetration testing, and red team engagements.
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Human intelligence activation, transforming static asset lists into a proactive defense mechanism.
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Unified platform experience, eliminating the complexity of juggling multiple tools.
“Effective security testing hinges on knowing what to test, yet many teams struggle with fragmented insights into their ever-changing external digital assets,” said Nick McKenzie, CI&SO, Bugcrowd. “Bugcrowd Asset View directly addresses this by unifying asset discovery, enrichment, and offensive testing into one seamless platform, powered by human ingenuity and real-world attacker insight.”
