VDP

Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP)

A clear, public process through which anyone can safely report vulnerabilities they find in your systems. We draft the document and, on request, run the entire reporting process for you.

What is a VDP?

A VDP (Vulnerability Disclosure Policy) is a public document that describes how security vulnerabilities found in your organisation’s systems can be reported, and how you handle them.

  • Public reporting rules
  • A legal framework for good-faith reporters
  • Validated reports, managed process
Benefits

What does a VDP give you?

Anyone can report

Anyone who finds a vulnerability on your website or in your services can easily report it by following the described process.

Legal framework

It gives ethical hackers a legal basis to alert you, in good faith, to the vulnerabilities they find.

Clear rules

It sets out clear rules and procedures, so reports are handled faster and more efficiently.

Coordinated disclosure

It supports the coordinated handling and sharing of vulnerabilities, working with CSIRTs where needed.

When should you choose a VDP?

  • If you’re working towards NIS2 compliance but don’t have a policy like this yet.
  • If you need experienced information security professionals to draft the document and, on request, run the process too.
  • If you’ve already received reports like these but weren’t sure how to handle them.
Process

How it works

We don’t just draft the document: on request, we manage the entire process, so you don’t need separate resources to validate reports and communicate with reporters.

  1. CreationIn line with international professional recommendations, we draft the VDP with the necessary processes, rules and legal framework for handling reports.
  2. PublicationWe publish the document on your website, and as part of the managed service we also provide the reporting interface.
  3. ValidationWe check the reports submitted on our platform, so only genuine reports that follow the rules reach you.
  4. RemediationBased on the report, you investigate and fix the vulnerability, and our colleagues help with professional advice.
  5. ClosureWe close the report as set out in the VDP. Where needed, we stay in touch with the reporter and handle the payment of any rewards.
Compliance

Built for compliance

Cybersecurity requirements keep getting stricter: new laws, directives and updated standards increasingly include requirements for handling and disclosing vulnerabilities.

NIS2 and Hungarian regulation

NIS2 Directive

Vulnerability handling and disclosure are among the risk management measures required of essential and important entities. In Hungary, the directive is transposed by Act LXIX of 2024 on the Cybersecurity of Hungary.

Standard

ISO/IEC 27001

The revised 2022 edition of the standard also places strong emphasis on managing technical vulnerabilities.

Next step

Expandable with bug bounty

A VDP is the foundation of vulnerability management. If you’d like bugs to be actively hunted too, you can add a bug bounty program.

Let's get started

Let's create your VDP together

Tell us which systems it should cover, and we’ll propose the document and the reporting process.