Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Google's Vulnerability Program ups the ante for helpful hackers

Google's Vulnerability Program ups the ante for helpful hackers

This is not your ordinary rewards program, it's Google's way of paying it forward. to hackers. After celebrating the one year anniversary of its unique initiative this past November - in which the coding-inclined are compensated for exposing critical flaws across its suite of web services - the folks over at Mountain View have updated the program's policies with a bigger chunk of cash. Previously, the search giant had set a max payout of $3,133.7 for any discovered vulnerabilities (a bizarre sum, we know), but that cap has now seen an increase up to $20,000 depending on the severity of the reported bug.

Engadget, Google's Vulnerability Program ups the ante for helpful hackers

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