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Cupertino's tight-wads called out by fella who found password, private key leak Vid The bloke who found a password-spaffing bug in macOS says he won't divulge details on the flaw to Apple until...
Before you outsource security to strangers, try boosting internal cybersecurity skills Security researchers looking to earn a living as bug bounty hunters would to do better to pursue actual insects.…
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The attack surface is growing faster than it has at any other point in the history of technology Avast launched its...
The EU is offering "bug bounties on Free Software projects that the EU institutions rely on." Slashdot thread....
After setting up a bug bounty program for VLC Media Player in late 2017, the European Commission (EC) has announced the launch of 14 new ones that will cover other free and open source software...
Rewards on 15 bug bounty programs start at $28,600 and include open source software such as KeePass, FileZilla, Drupal and VLC media player.
As the bug bounty programs begin to roll out in January, security experts worry that the programs miss the mark on truly securing open source projects.
Media giant Oath reported on Tuesday that it has paid out $5 million through its HackerOne-powered bug bounty program in 2018. read more
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As part of its unified bug bounty program, online publishing giant Oath has paid over $1 million in rewards for verified bugs, the company announced this week. read more