The guide underscores the significance of setting clear goals and metrics for bug bounty programs in the cybersecurity sector. It recommends tracking seven key metrics, including monthly submissions, valid findings, awards, program existence, tester coverage, and added targets, to ensure program effectiveness and success.

Many companies are looking for opportunities to better align goals to business impact. If your team is measuring impact by how quickly you create new products, and not the value you bring to the business, it’s time to revisit your North Star metric. The North Star is one key metric that quantifies the business impact of your product team. When well-defined, it does the following: