AI-Generated Noise Overwhelms Bug Bounty Programs

Bug bounty programs, crucial to enterprise cybersecurity, face a critical turning point as generative AI tools lower barriers to entry and flood submissions with automated spam. While AI empowers experienced researchers to work more efficiently, it simultaneously enables low-quality mass submissions that drain resources and reduce signal-to-noise ratios. This paradox is forcing companies to fundamentally restructure how they identify and reward genuine security vulnerabilities.