SafeHats
Bug bounty platform that connects enterprises with vetted security researchers
About SafeHats
SafeHats is a crowdsourced bug bounty and vulnerability rewards platform run by InstaSafe, the Bengaluru-based zero trust security company. Enterprises, financial institutions, and government bodies use it to launch private or public programs in which curated ethical hackers test web and mobile apps, while the SafeHats team triages and validates every report before it reaches the customer.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Pay-per-valid-bug model means you pay for verified findings rather than for testing hours
- In-house triage filters out duplicates and invalid reports before they reach your developers
- Private managed option lets less mature security teams start with an invite-only program
- Backed by InstaSafe, which runs its own vulnerability rewards program on the platform
- Covers both web and mobile applications
Cons
- No public pricing; every program tier requires contacting sales
- Researcher pool and brand recognition are far smaller than HackerOne or Bugcrowd
- Marketing site looks dated, with several broken navigation links and little recent content
- Few independent user reviews on G2 or similar review sites
Key Features
Private managed programs
Invite-only programs where enterprises pick researchers by domain expertise and reputation, and SafeHats runs the program end to end.
Public programs
Open programs where every registered researcher can submit reports, with rewards set as bounty amounts or swag.
Triage and validation
An internal triage team assesses, validates, and classifies each bug by criticality and severity, then sends filtered reports with a recommended plan of action.
Enterprise dashboard
Shows bugs reported, number of participating hackers, swag and bounty amounts awarded, and recent program activity.
Researcher profiles and reputation
Enterprises view hacker profiles with karma points, rank, and resolved-bug history and can selectively invite researchers.
Bounty management
Guidance on setting bounty amounts and budgets, bounty processing, and researcher payouts on a pay-per-valid-bug model.
Tiger Team
A curated group of senior researchers holding certifications such as CEH, CISSP, OSCP, and GIAC for higher-assurance testing.
Security page and disclosure policy
Helps companies publish a security page and responsible disclosure policy that routes external reports into the program.
Pricing
- On-demand testing for product releases
- Security page
- Bounty guidance and processing
- Researcher engagement
- Hacker reputation and messaging
- Limited mediation services
- SafeHats-managed vulnerability rewards program
- Invite-only, time-bound programs
- Hacker invitation by skill and reputation
- Triage services
- Managed bounty services
- Unlimited mediation services
- Open to all registered SafeHats researchers
- Set bounty amounts or swag
- Bounty management and processing
- Vulnerability management
Best For
Continuous application security testing
Run an ongoing bug bounty alongside or instead of periodic penetration tests, paying only for validated vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability disclosure program
Give outside researchers a defined channel, scope, and reward structure for reporting security issues in your products.
Pre-release security checks
Launch a time-bound private program with curated researchers before shipping a major release.
Regulated industries in India
Financial institutions and government bodies can use an India-based provider for crowdsourced testing of web and mobile apps.
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