New research has revealed that four major data breaches – which cost over £265m in damages cumulatively, could have been prevented for as little as £9600 (collectively) with the use of bug bounty programs.
2019 October
Microsoft has announced a bug bounty program for its open-source election software ElectionGuard, allowing researchers to uncover vulnerabilities and help bolster election security.
The tech giant will also be paying hackers who can find security flaws in its Portal device and in the Oculus Quest.
An eighth iteration of the Pentagon’s bug bounty program discovered a critical vulnerability in Department of Defense systems.