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Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) - In the News

Vulnerability Disclosure - Communications

Vulnerability Disclosure News - Archives

2023

Here’s one statistic that shows how bad the cybersecurity problem really is – Federal News Network

How the Pentagon learned to love vulnerability disclosure – The Record

2022

Pentagon bug bounty program turns up nearly 350 vulnerabilities – The Record

DoD pays out $75K for vulnerabilities discovered by white hat hackers – DefenseScoop

DoD expands vulnerability disclosure program to contracting base in pilot – FEDSCOOP

Pentagon contractors go looking for software flaws as foreign hacking threats loom – CNN Politics

How the Pentagon enlisted ethical hackers amid the Log4j crisis – The Record

Blockchains: Breaking the Chain – The SCIF

2021

DOD Expands Hacker Program to All Publicly Accessible Defense Information Systems – Defense.gov

New DoD vulnerability effort launched – Politico

Lifecycle of a Vulnerability Overview (Part 1) – The SCIF

Lifecycle of a Vulnerability Overview (Part 2) – The SCIF

DoD to Try Out It's Vulnerability Disclosure Program with Contractors – Nextgov

Skilled hackers with good intentions – Federal News Network

Foreign Cyber Operations: Ryuk Ransomware Group – The SCIF

Critical Facilities and Services Disrupted/Degraded by Foreign Cyber Actors – The SCIF

2020

Bug hunter finds cryptocurrency-mining botnet on DoD network – ZDNet

Calling All Hackers: We Want To Work With You – DC3

Who Wants to Work With a Hacker – U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Blog

Who Wants to Work With a Hacker? – DC3

Ethical hackers submitted more bugs to the Pentagon than ever last year – Cyberscoop

Ethical hackers swarm Pentagon websites – Naked Security

Sen Warner Letter – U.S. SENATE

Sen. Warner Says DoD Must Strengthen Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Programs – MeriTalk

2019

DoD Recognizes Cyber, Information Technology Achievements – Defense Department News

How one teenager took out a secure Pentagon file sharing site – fifthdomain

HackerOne Congratulates the Department of Defense on 11K Vulnerability Reports – HackerOne

VDP Selected for 2019 DoD Chief Information Officer Award – DC3

U.S. Department of Defense VDP Wins Prestigious 2019 DoD Chief Information Officer Award – HackerOne

Yarbrough Wingate Article_Nov2019 – Wingate.edu

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DC3 is looking forward to having our VDP Director, Ms. Melissa Vice, share her insight during the upcoming… https://t.co/zrt2Z1zDj9

@DC3VDP Director, Melissa Vice, spoke recently with Martin Matishak @TheRecord_Media about its 45,000th vulnerabili… https://t.co/qYRRUEFRfO

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Our @DC3VDP has processed its 45,000th vulnerability report to the program. VDP protects @DeptofDefense #cyber atta… https://t.co/CDDBQukwth

@DC3DCISE is providing automated cyber security to Defense Industrial Base #Cybersecurity Program participants...at… https://t.co/lQQuuwiOyI

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This #IWD2023 we celebrate the pivotal role of the women that serve within DC3. From roles as program directors to… https://t.co/HHvlwL2mLp

DC3 recently welcomed Col. Vincent Lau and members of the @usairforce 844th Communications Squadron. We had a great… https://t.co/hb0cLpjgL0

#NowHiring a Management Analyst to join our Enterprise Resources Directorate. This person will oversee DC3 program… https://t.co/3rczLKeDB8

#WhiteHouse released the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy. As mentioned within, DC3 remains committed to coordi… https://t.co/HpRDFpGNRS

DC3's Cyber Training Academy (CTA) has released the April 2023 course schedule. https://t.co/jGxizgO09j… https://t.co/RDYmKAFdZc

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🎥What makes the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) so unique? #WatchNow Learn more about our mission and operational ef… https://t.co/JvONpCOAZ7

DC3 leadership had the privilege of hosting leaders from the @PDI_CHILE. Great conversation between leaders and a r… https://t.co/iZv83niwZ7

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2021

Meet DoD's Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)_DIB Tech Talk

DoD Cyber: A Conversation with Melissa Vice, COO for DoD’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program_Wiley Connected

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