Case Study: Leda - First Bug Bounty Program

Overview

Leda, a leadership development platform, partnered with Bugbop to launch their first bug bounty program. As the organisation's first foray into crowdsourced security, expert advice and hands-on support were critical to ensure a smooth and effective rollout.

The Challenge

Leda wanted to:

• Establish ongoing security coverage for their platform
• Test the security of their platform and close any security holes
• Receive guidance on bounty ranges, engagement strategies, and remediation advice
• Test newly implemented features such as Multi-Factor Authentication
• Limit the amount of work in progress so their team would not be overwhelmed

Bugbop Solution

Bugbop helped Leda launch their program by:

• Onboarding call to set up a focused scope and payout ranges
• Gating access to the program by making it "Restricted" - users must apply to the program. Leda's team would set up test accounts in their UAT environment without needing to release the platform publicly.
• Setting a budget on the program to restrict the number active reports
• AI suggestions for severity and remediation
• Ability for bug hunters to subscribe to the program and receive updates when new features are added (E.g. MFA) or bounties are paused

Value Delivered

• Identified real security vulnerabilities
• Fast turnaround on testing of new Multi-Factor Authentication feature
• Bug hunters able to find bugs in a UAT environment without any risk of access to Production data
• Ongoing visibility into platform security with low operational overhead

Why Leda Chose Bugbop

• Onboarding and expert advice (both personal and AI)
• Flexible program management with budgets to limit active reports
• Ability to restrict access to the program
• A platform designed for practical, real-world security feedback