Crowdsourced Security: A Shift in Government Cybersecurity

This report summarizes survey findings showing strong awareness and adoption of crowdsourced security among public sector CISOs (97% familiar, 81% using), highlights leaders who use VDPs, bug bounties, and third-party pentesting, and outlines key barriers (budget constraints, lack of internal buy-in, legal/compliance concerns). It also identifies an AI testing gap—only 29% of public sector CISOs plan to include AI in offensive testing within a year versus 52% across industries—and recommends crowdsourced red teaming and continuous testing to help government agencies secure AI implementations.