Bugcrowd has acquired an external attack surface management vendor Informer to give customers more visibility into their digital assets.
Informer will fuel the adoption of Bugcrowd’s penetration testing technology and prompt clients to expand the scope of their bug bounty programs.
Informer was founded in 2014 and has the ability to identify potential brand impersonations and commitment to going beyond simple DNS scans provide a unique edge over other commercial scanners. Informer’s capabilities will be crucial for customers in sectors such as healthcare that rely heavily on third-party assets.
The acquisition aligns with Bugcrowd’s broader strategy of transforming from a crowdsourced security company to a crowdsourced intelligence company by offering clients more proactive insights and ways to improve their security posture.
The integration of Bugcrowd and Informer together will enable more comprehensive reporting and analytics by putting more information on one platform.
