DC3 was assigned by the Secretary of Defense to be the DoD focal point for receiving vulnerability reports and interacting with researchers consistent with DC3's existing information sharing responsibilities as a Federal Cybersecurity Center.
 

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The VDP provides an independent assessment of DoDIN security and defensive measures by identifying:

• Vulnerabilities not found by existing red-team and automated efforts

• Non-compliance with cyber security guidance

• Training deficiencies