Episode 180: State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture Report
Episode 180: State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture Report  
Podcast: Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast
Published On: Thu Jun 25 2026
Description: 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.Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.ioShoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__https://x.com/gr3pmeCritical Research Lab:https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!https://pentest.ctbb.show/Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!https://ctbb.show/fthg====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!Today’s Guest: https://x.com/SteveHernandezMEmail Steve at info@bugbountymaturity.comFill out this form to enter a Critical Thinkers rafflehttps://forms.ctbb.show/mdaz====== Resources ======State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posturehttps://bugbountymaturity.com/research/state-of-bug-bounty-maturity-posture-2026Take the Bug Bounty Maturity Assessmenthttps://bugbountymaturity.com/assessmentAI Is Compressing the Bug Bounty Maturity Curvehttps://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