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Bug bounty program. A bug bounty program is a deal offered by many websites, organizations, and software developers by which individuals can receive recognition and compensation [1] [2] for reporting bugs, especially those pertaining to security exploits and vulnerabilities. [3]
Facebook malware. An individual displays the "White Hat" debit card that Facebook gives to certain researchers who report security bugs. The social media platform and social networking service Facebook has been affected multiple times over its history by intentionally harmful software. Known as malware, these pose particular challenges both to ...
HackerOne Inc. HackerOne is a company specializing in cybersecurity, specifically attack resistance management, which blends the security expertise of ethical hackers with asset discovery, continuous assessment, and process enhancement to find and close gaps in the digital attack surface. [1] It was one of the first companies to embrace and ...
Description. Bounties are usually offered as an incentive for fixing software bugs or implementing minor features. [1] Bounty driven development is one of the business models for open-source software. [citation needed] The compensation offered for an open-source bounty is usually small. [2]
Fortnite creator Epic Games, Pendo, and other Triangle companies offer white hat hackers bug bounties to test their virtual vulnerabilities. Triangle companies are paying hackers big bucks to ...
A Facebook "White Hat" debit card, given to researchers who report security bugs. On July 29, 2011, Facebook announced its Bug Bounty Program that paid security researchers a minimum of $500 ($677.00 in 2023 dollars [20]) for reporting security holes. The company promised not to pursue "white hat" hackers who identified such problems.
Bug bounty programs, Vulnerability disclosure. Katie Moussouris is an American computer security researcher, entrepreneur, and pioneer in vulnerability disclosure, and is best known for her ongoing work advocating responsible security research. Previously a member of @stake, she created the bug bounty program at Microsoft [ 1] and was directly ...
In 2013, Packet Storm launched a bug bounty program to buy working exploits that would be given back to the community for their own testing purposes. [11] [12] Later that year, they worked with a security researcher to help expose a large scale shadow profile issue with the popular Internet site Facebook.