Episode 180: State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture Report
Episode 180: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Steve Hernandez, founder of the Bug Bounty Maturity Framework (BBMF), to walk us through the inaugural State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture Report. We go through the scores and cover Asset Hygiene, Operational Signal, how to re-engage the relationship between trust and researcher participation.
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====== Resources ======
State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture
https://bugbountymaturity.com/research/state-of-bug-bounty-maturity-posture-2026
Take the Bug Bounty Maturity Assessment
https://bugbountymaturity.com/assessment
AI Is Compressing the Bug Bounty Maturity Curve
https://bugbountymaturity.com/research/ai-is-compressing-the-bug-bounty-maturity-curve
====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:04:09) State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture
(00:22:33) Researcher Interface & Program Trust
(00:44:38) Maturity Bands and Scoring
(01:08:19) AI Is Compressing the Bug Bounty Maturity Curve
