Bug bounty policies can be very important in strengthening cybersecurity defenses for an organization. By paying ethical hackers to exploit the weaknesses in their cybersecurity strategy, companies are able to analyze their defense systems and figure out where more resources need to be spent. Rather than an attacker figuring this out and the company losing funds or private information, they are able to fix the vulnerabilities before they become major problems. The article presented backed this notion by stating that “bug bounties are effective tools for companies of all sizes and levels of prominence.”