CrowdRecon
CrowdRecon turns real-world hacker reconnaissance into continuous, actionable insights for security teams that they can use to scope with confidence and understand their true exposure, while giving hackers new ways to earn, learn, and collaborate beyond accepted vulnerability reports.
The current reality
AI has compressed time-to-exploit, and attack surfaces change faster than most teams can validate. Inventories, attack surface systems, and vulnerability reports are essential, but they don’t capture attacker-led context as it evolves.
So teams still struggle to answer:
What assets and endpoints are actually reachable that scanners miss?
What is changing week to week, before it shows up as a report?
Where is the attacker's attention concentrating, and what are they discovering that we’re not?
Most programs reward one outcome: accepted vulnerability reports. The recon work that happens before that, including discovery, mapping, exploration, and dead ends, requires a high skill level but is often undervalued and unrewarded.
At the same time, hackers are doing that work in isolation, with limited visibility into what others are testing.
So hackers are often left asking:
How do I get rewarded for recon discoveries themselves, not only accepted vulnerabilities?
How can I see what others already checked, so I can focus on what’s still unexplored?
How can I collaborate more effectively to cover more ground and find more vulnerabilities?
The solution
CrowdRecon brings real-world hacker reconnaissance into the open, so both security teams and hackers can act on it.
Visibility for security teams into exposed assets and exposure patterns other systems miss.
A new reward and recognition path for hackers doing high-skill recon work beyond accepted vulnerabilities.
Sharper prioritization for security teams around testing and remediation, based on where real attackers are actually focusing.
Shared learnings from what other researchers discover, helping hackers collaborate and find more vulnerabilities.
A clearer view for security teams of activity across their real attack surface, including what has been explored vs. what remains untouched.
Better visibility for hackers into what others already checked, so they can focus on what’s still unexplored.
A crowd-powered security approach
CrowdRecon is built on a simple choice: work with the crowd, not around it.
We use technology to amplify hacker skills by making recon contributions structured, continuous, and actionable for security teams.
And we are designing new ways for hackers to be recognized and rewarded for the high-skill work they already do, so participation stays meaningful over time.
Who this is for?
Security teams
If you run security programs with a dynamic attack surface, CrowdRecon helps you spot unknown exposure and see what hackers explored vs what stayed untouched before the next report lands.
It helps you prioritize what to investigate next and refine scope with confidence.
Hackers
If you map assets, gather context, make connections, and want to help shape what this becomes. Or if you have ever felt that recon work is valuable but undervalued, this is for you.
Make the Recon Count
Be part of CrowdRecon: Sign up for early access and be the first to see recon turned into usable signals.
Related blog posts
Want a bit more context before the announcement? These posts are where the thread starts.
Reconnaissance for exposure management: why context matters in the AI era
Business Insights
June 29, 2026
The between-reports problem: why security teams miss what attackers see
Business Insights
July 20, 2026
Vulnerability disclosure for AI safeguards. How open should programs be and what incentives are necessary?
Business Insights
March 24, 2026
Common AI misconceptions debugged!
Business Insights
April 17, 2026
Vulnpocalypse Now? How AI is changing vulnerability discovery
Business Insights
April 23, 2026
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My advice to CISOs everywhere: PTaaS with bug bounty - do consider it. I think it's the most cost effective way for you to control your security exposure.
Jukka Seppänen
CISO
