The foundation of modern security is understanding that securing your growing, complex attack surface cannot be achieved with static tools; it demands a global, outside-in perspective to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated and AI-driven attackers.
As part of our assessment sourcing capabilities, we have proudly been bridging the gap between elite human ingenuity and machine-scale automation, sourcing security research from our very own elite global Crowdsource community of ethical hackers.
We incorporate high-impact, payload-based assessments into our AI-augmented scanning engines to scale the innovative breakthroughs of leading researchers into a continuous defense system for all of our customers. With community support, our customers gain immediate access to some of the world’s best hackers, combined with the efficiency and scale of AI.
The Detectify Crowdsource Awards celebrate the elite researchers who serve as the heartbeat of this mission. They are the ones outsmarting attackers and ensuring that defenders stay one step ahead.
Let’s meet our 2025 champions:
Serial Submitter Award
Winner: Joshua
Identifying a vulnerability is one thing; finding one that provides immediate, actionable value to customers’ assets is another. Joshua significantly dominated this category with hundreds of live tests, demonstrating a sharp eye for the specific security gaps that matter most in today’s tech stacks.
Perfect Precision Award
Winner: Joshua
Efficiency is the name of the game when you’re defending thousands of assets at scale. This award recognizes the researcher with the highest validity ratio (among those with at least five submissions). Joshua took home a second trophy here, maintaining a signal-to-noise ratio that impressed our internal security team.
Instant Icon Award
Winner: Anonymous User
As threat landscapes continue to evolve, we welcome fresh perspectives to cover new ground. This user joined us in early 2025 and immediately hit the ground running with several live security tests, proving that newcomers in the community can make a great impact.
Severity Savant Award
Winner: Geek Freak
In times of constant threats, Critical vulnerabilities demand immediate attention. Geek Freak claimed this title by primarily focusing on high-impact findings that represent the most severe threats to an organization. Geek Freak ensures our community stays focused on the risks that truly move the needle.
A huge Thank You to the Community
While these winners are taking home the awards, the true victory belongs to the entire community that has helped us keep our customers safe. After all, it takes a crowd to secure an attack surface.
Ready to join the front lines? If you have a knack for keeping the internet safer, we want you on our team.
Check out the Detectify Crowdsource program and start hacking.
