Ethical hacking is swiftly turning into a lucrative spare-time activity — for a small chunk of white-hat hackers at least.
Bug Bounty
Program is the latest the tech giant has launched that pay users and security researchers to find vulnerabilities in its numerous products.
The Army paid “bug bounty” hackers more than $275,000 for detecting vulnerabilities in popular military websites, which defense officials say is a step toward creating a more secure cyberspace.
A public bug-bounty program for the Kubernetes container technology framework has just launched, backed by Google, HackerOne and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
After falling victim to a data breach back in November, OnePlus promised it would launch a bug bounty program by the end of the year in order to further secure its phones.
As part of its ongoing efforts to boost the security of its VPN service, NordVPN has launched its own bug bounty program on the HackerOne platform.
Hacking the Pixel’s Titan M chip and finding exploits in the developer preview versions of Android will earn you the big bucks.
Bug bounties should be used more widely in an internet of things (IoT) sector that’s notorious for treating security as an afterthought, a new academic study suggests.
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.
Microsoft has announced a bug bounty program for its open-source election software ElectionGuard, allowing researchers to uncover vulnerabilities and help bolster election security.