Bugcrowd, a leader in crowdsourced cybersecurity, has announced the acquisition of Mayhem Security, a pioneer in AI offensive security. The strategic move aims to advance the next generation of humans-in-the-loop security testing by combining the ingenuity of Bugcrowd's global hacker community with the speed and precision of Mayhem's automated AI platform. This integration will provide organizations with continuous vulnerability discovery and remediation from development through production.
Quick Intel
Bugcrowd acquires AI offensive security firm Mayhem Security.
The deal combines crowdsourced human expertise with AI-driven automation.
Mayhem provides automated API and code security testing with high accuracy.
The integrated platform offers continuous security from development to production.
Mayhem's founders, including CEO Dr. David Brumley, are joining Bugcrowd.
The goal is to help organizations shrink their attack surface and ship safer software.
Redefining Security Testing with a Unified Platform
The acquisition addresses the challenge of increasingly complex attack surfaces driven by rapid software development. Traditional security methods often detect vulnerabilities too late, after deployment. By integrating Mayhem's AI platform, Bugcrowd can offer proactive, automated testing during the development phase that finds and prioritizes vulnerabilities with minimal noise. This is seamlessly complemented by Bugcrowd's existing service, which uses skilled human hackers to perform adversarial testing on deployed software, creating a unified platform that provides continuous security coverage.
The Power of AI Offensive Security
Mayhem Security brings a proven AI platform with a history of innovation, including winning the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge. Its technology delivers several key capabilities, including API Security for continuous, automated penetration testing with high accuracy; Code Security to help ship secure code faster and at a lower cost; and Dynamic SBOM analysis to identify and remove risky third-party dependencies. This AI-driven approach provides the scalable, precise testing needed to keep pace with modern adversaries.
A Vision for an Adaptive, Self-Learning Platform
The combination of human creativity and machine intelligence is central to the future vision of the integrated platform. The merger brings together Mayhem's deep academic research and autonomous capabilities with Bugcrowd's massive, trusted network of security researchers. This creates a powerful, adaptive security solution that is not only reactive but also anticipatory, helping organizations preempt risk, close vulnerabilities faster, and ultimately build a more resilient security posture in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.
This acquisition marks a significant step in the evolution of cybersecurity testing, positioning Bugcrowd to offer a differentiated, end-to-end solution that leverages the unique strengths of both AI automation and human expertise.
Mayhem Security (formerly ForAllSecure) is an AI offensive security provider. Founded in 2012 by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, the company has more than a decade of experience in cutting-edge research, education, and product innovation. They have also competed in Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions (DEF CON Black Badge winner) and partnered with K–12 and university programs to strengthen cybersecurity education.
In 2016, Mayhem Security won DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge for autonomous security, and in 2019, launched its first commercial product, Mayhem. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with Fortune 1000 customers in defense, aerospace, fintech, high tech, and gaming. For more information, visit: www.mayhem.security/
We are Bugcrowd. Since 2012, we've been empowering organizations to take back control and stay ahead of threat actors by uniting the collective ingenuity and expertise of our customers and trusted alliance of elite hackers, with our patented data and AI-powered Security Knowledge Platform™. Our network of hackers brings diverse expertise to uncover hidden weaknesses, adapting swiftly to evolving threats, even against zero-day exploits. With unmatched scalability and adaptability, our data and AI-driven CrowdMatch™ technology in our platform finds the perfect talent for your unique fight. We are creating a new era of modern crowdsourced security that outpaces threat actors.
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