Bugcrowd is thrilled to unveil our exciting new project: the Security Innovation Lab. Made up of Bugcrowd’s elite internal security team, including highly skilled security engineers and a dedicated project manager, the Security Innovation Lab is unified by a common goal: to elevate and automate security practices throughout the cybersecurity community.
At its core, the Security Innovation Lab is a platform for our internal security team to share fresh, inventive ideas and groundbreaking perspectives on cybersecurity. Specifically, the Lab will present cutting-edge tools and invaluable insights that push the boundaries of traditional security practices and inspire the community.
The Security Innovation Lab focuses on enhancing efficiency while relentlessly maintaining rigorous security standards. Its mission is to showcase groundbreaking ideas and practical innovations in security.
“The Bugcrowd Security Innovation Lab is an initiative from my team that is here to inspire, challenge conventions, and elevate the security experience and ultimately give back to the community to make the world a better place,” says Nick McKenzie, CI&SO of Bugcrowd. “It’s a new place for security professionals to come together and find new ways to approach security, and develop new tools with fresh perspectives.”
The first project released by the Security Innovation Lab is Project Strange. Project Strange is an open-source identity and access management (IAM) visibility tool that helps organizations tackle the complex world of access management. The idea was inspired by a number of challenges that the Bugcrowd team faced in managing distributed permissions and users across multiple systems. Project Strange provides a unified view of who has access to what and at what level, making identity management accessible and actionable for organizations of all sizes. The goal of this project is to remove the classic roadblocks that hinder the maintenance of IAM within any organization, using automation and a single source of truth.
Future projects to keep an eye on include the Security Innovation Lab’s CTF event at Blackhat USA (our flagship CTF event which will have around 70 challenges this year) and an upcoming project to provide new templates for identifying vulnerabilities and expert opinions.
Watch this space and you can look forward to new bots, ingenious automation solutions, and fresh approaches spanning both the offensive and defensive security domains.
The Security Innovation Lab is all about providing a fresh perspective, automating security safely, accelerating workflows, and leveraging metrics to enhance transparency. We’re reshaping traditional security paradigms with practical innovation and creative solutions.
Cybersecurity is inherently fascinating and ever-evolving. Our distinctive approach will allow us to share unique insights, driven by our passionate belief in continuously improving security through thoughtful automation and inventive thinking.
Sajeeb Lohani, Global Technical Information Security Officer (TISO) & Sr. Director of Cybersecurity at Bugcrowd, has led this initiative. “I’ve always been drawn to unconventional approaches in security and ideas that challenge the status quo. The Security Innovation Lab embodies this spirit,” Sajeeb says. “We’re taking familiar security processes and reinventing them through automation, creativity, and passion. We’ll also openly share leadership insights, candidly discussing what’s effective, what’s not, and our proven strategies for successful project management.”
Whether it’s developing an intuitive bot to streamline user interactions or crafting sophisticated systems to support IAM reviews, our initiatives aim to simplify complexities and inspire new ways of thinking. Stay tuned for more innovative releases from our Lab. If you’re passionate about security, be sure to join us at the upcoming Blackhat USA CTF.