The Hacker Engagement dashboard shows metrics on hacker participation in your programs. Close attention to this data and follow-up actions will ensure that you have a healthy count of participating hackers for running a successful bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure program (VDP).

Hacker data is calculated based on unique hacker IDs. Submission data is calculated based on the date the report was submitted. Rewards data is calculated based on the actual payments distributed, not the reports submitted, during the selected date range. To learn more about the features and functionality available on all dashboards, see the Dashboards documentation.

To find the Hacker Engagement Dashboard, click Analytics in the left navigation, then click Hacker Engagement.

Shows the number of unique hackers with submissions and the number of unique hackers with submissions during the same timeframe of the previous year.

Compares the number of hackers with valid submissions to the total count of hackers submitting for each period.

Shows how many hackers are new to your program versus returning. This is an indication of how actively hackers are participating in your program. The chart does not show all-time new versus returning hackers, but rather indicates the relative rate of return quarter-over-quarter. For each quarter displayed, a new hacker is a hacker who submitted a report in that quarter but did not submit a report in the prior quarter; a returning hacker is a hacker who both submitted a report in that quarter and submitted a report in the prior quarter. The chart also compares these metrics to those of the same time last year.

Shows the count of new hackers and total submissions. For each quarter displayed, a new hacker is a hacker who submitted a report in that quarter, but did not submit a report in the prior quarter. The same hacker may have submitted multiple valid reports.

Shows the count of returning hackers and total submissions. A returning hacker is a hacker who both submitted a report in that quarter and also submitted a report in the prior quarter. The same hacker may have submitted multiple valid reports.

Shows the top ten hackers based on the number of reports submitted. Submissions are broken down by engagement type. Analyzing top participating hackers over different time periods can help you understand which hackers are most productive in helping improve the security of your assets. More information about hacker profiles can be found on the hacker leaderboard.

Shows the top ten hackers based on the total bounty rewarded. Analyzing top participating hackers over different time periods can help you understand which hackers are most productive in helping improve the security of your assets.

Shows the top ten hackers based on the severity of the valid reports. Analyzing top participating hackers over different time periods can help you understand which hackers are most productive in helping improve the security of your assets.

Shows the overall flow of the number of hackers who were sent invites to join your private program, how many viewed the invite, accepted it, submitted any reports, and submitted valid reports. This chart is only displayed for customers with private programs.