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Google on Thursday informed security researchers that they can now earn significantly higher rewards if they submit vulnerability reports through the company’s bug bounty programs. read more

Google is announcing much higher bug bounty payouts for Chrome, Chrome OS and Google Play.

Threatpost catches up with David Baker, the chief security officer at Bugcrowd, about the future of bug bounty programs.

Singapore on Monday announced its third bug bounty program aimed at testing the security of public-facing government systems. read more

Amidst the PR glitz and popularity of bug bounty programs, experts worry that actual smart security strategy is being left behind.

Bug bounty platform HackerOne says two of its members have each earned more than $1 million by helping organizations find and fix vulnerabilities in their systems. read more

Threatpost talks to HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos on the EU's funding of open source bug bounty programs, how a company can start a program, and the next generation of bounty hunters.

GitHub is offering unlimited rewards for critical vulnerabilities - and has added "safe harbor" terms to its bug bounty program.

After paying out $250,000 in bug bounties in 2018, GitHub has decided to increase rewards and expand the scope of its bug bounty program. read more