Government agencies hold citizen data, run critical infrastructure, and face nation-state adversaries most industries never encounter—often on infrastructure extended for decades. Secure your agency with HackenProof's cybersecurity solutions for government—bug bounty, penetration testing, and vulnerability disclosure—built to catch what scanners and generic pentests miss.
Government Agencies Face Threats Most Industries Don't
Government agencies operate at a different threat level than most private-sector organizations. Beyond the usual financially motivated attackers, agencies face nation-state actors and advanced persistent threats (APTs) specifically targeting citizen data, critical infrastructure, and national security systems—often running on infrastructure that predates modern security practices by years or decades.
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Regulatory mandate, not just pressure
CISA's BOD 20-01 requires agencies to maintain a public vulnerability disclosure policy; FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 add continuous-testing expectations.
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Nation-state and APT targeting
Government systems are a priority target for state-sponsored actors in a way most commercial industries simply aren't, raising the bar for what "good enough" security testing looks like
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Legacy infrastructure at scale
Decades-old systems and citizen-facing portals built under different standards mean testing covers a wider, messier surface than an all-cloud stack
Why Government Teams Choose HackenProof
Researchers who understand government systems
Our community includes researchers in legacy infrastructure, citizen portals, and benefits/payment systems—not just generic testing. They know where mission-critical logic breaks, not just where forms are unvalidated, and use AI to map vulnerability vectors.
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A "public trust" mindset, not a checklist
HackenProof's roots are in securing systems where a single missed bug carries real consequences—financial, operational, or reputational—the standard we apply to citizen data and public-facing government infrastructure.
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Compliance-ready reporting
Every engagement produces documentation mapped to what your compliance office, auditors, and oversight bodies expect—clear severity ratings, retest confirmations, and reports formatted to meet FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 requirements.
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Cybersecurity Services for Government
Our government cybersecurity services include: Vulnerability Disclosure Program, Bug Bounty, Penetration Testing, AI Vulnerability Validation, and Whitelabel Solution.
Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) for Government
The service that's often federally mandated, not optionalCISA's BOD 20-01 requires US federal agencies to maintain a public vulnerability disclosure policy, and state/local agencies are following suit. A HackenProof VDP gives ethical hackers a clear, legally safe way to report vulnerabilities, built to satisfy that mandate, not just gesture at it.
Best for: any agency that needs a compliant public disclosure channel, often urgently.
Continuous testing that scales with your attack surfaceLaunch a public or private bug bounty program for year-round coverage from security researchers finding the vulnerabilities that matter—authentication bypass, business logic flaws, data exposure. Pay only for valid findings. DoD's "Hack the Pentagon" proved the model works for the government.
Best for: agencies and public-sector platforms with a live, frequently updated attack surface.
Continuous year-round coverageGlobal researcher communityPay only for valid findingsFocus on real-world vulnerabilities
Penetration Testing for Government
Point-in-time, compliance-grade assessmentsStructured, scoped penetration tests covering web apps, mobile apps, APIs, and infrastructure—mapped to the frameworks your compliance office and auditors expect, including a FedRAMP-aligned testing methodology. Get a clear, actionable report with severity ratings and remediation guidance.
Best for: agencies and contractors that need a defined engagement for a FedRAMP authorization, FISMA requirement, or compliance deadline.
Scoped security assessmentCoverage across critical systemsClear severity-based reportingActionable remediation guidance
AI-Powered Vulnerability Validation for Government
Faster, more accurate triage—without losing human reviewHackenProof uses AI to speed up vulnerability validation, filtering out duplicate and low-signal reports so your team sees high-impact findings sooner. A delayed fix on a citizen-facing system carries real operational risk—faster validation means faster remediation, without sacrificing human review.
Best for: agency security teams that need to cut noise and speed up time-to-fix across a high volume of reports.
Faster vulnerability triageReduce duplicates and noiseHuman-reviewed validationFaster time to remediation
Whitelabel Vulnerability Coordination Platform for Government
Standalone solution branded specifically for your agencyA fully whitelabeled vulnerability coordination platform, built with the core features your agency needs to manage disclosure and remediation under your own branding—the infrastructure of a mature security program and a path to BOD 20-01 compliance, without building it in-house.
Best for: agencies that want their own branded coordination program, not a HackenProof-branded one.
Fully branded experienceCentralized vulnerability workflowStreamlined program managementScale without building in-house
How We Care About Your Data
Your vulnerability reports are among the most sensitive data you handle. We treat them that way—protected in transit and at rest, and managed under internationally certified security processes.
We protect data in transit and at rest
End-to-end encryption of reports
We’re certified and follow recognized security frameworks
Which Compliance Frameworks Does Our Reporting Support?
Your vulnerability reports are among the most sensitive data you handle. We treat them that way—protected in transit and at rest, and managed under internationally certified security processes.
FedRAMP
Support cloud service providers pursuing FedRAMP authorization with penetration testing aligned to FedRAMP's methodology and reporting requirements
FISMA
Support continuous-monitoring and risk-assessment obligations for federal agencies and their contractors
NIST 800-53
Align testing activities with the security control baseline most federal systems are assessed against
CISA BOD 20-01
Support federal agencies' obligation to maintain a public vulnerability disclosure policy
CMMC
DoD-contractor specific, may belong on a separate Defense-focused page; see implementation note) Support Department of Defense contractors' cybersecurity maturity requirements
SOC 2
Validate security controls and identify vulnerabilities that may impact trust and data protection requirements
ISO/IEC 27001
Support information security management requirements with structured penetration testing and remediation guidance
Coverage Across The Public Sector
Federal agencies
Citizen-facing portals, benefits and payment systems, internal agency platforms
State & local government
Municipal services, state agency platforms, public utilities
Critical infrastructure
Public utilities and infrastructure providers with a public-sector security mandate
Public education & healthcare systems
Government-run or government-adjacent institutions with their own compliance obligations