Security News

'Well intentioned lawmakers could stifle IoT innovation', warns bug bounty pioneer
2018-04-12 20:51

The pushback against regulation starts here IoT security regulations could stifle innovation without addressing the security problems at hand, a well-respected security researcher controversially argues.…

U.S. DoD Hopes To Stamp Out Threats With Bug Bounty Program
2018-04-02 20:57

The U.S. Department of Defense is the latest government entity to double down on vulnerabilities, on Monday announcing a new bug bounty program.

Facebook to extend bug bounty to cover data leakage, sever ties to data brokers
2018-04-01 00:00

The Social Network™ all-but-admits its previous legalese for developers was useless Facebook has outlined a set of changes to its platform that impact developers and data brokers.…

Facebook Cracks Down On Data Misuse With Expanded Bug Bounty Program
2018-03-27 19:17

Facebook announced that in the coming weeks it will expand its bug bounty program as the company cracks down on data misuse by app developers.

Netflix Launches Public Bug Bounty Program
2018-03-22 12:42

Netflix announced on Wednesday the launch of a public bug bounty program with rewards of up to $15,000, and Dropbox has made some changes to its vulnerability disclosure policy, promising not to...

Netflix Opens Public Bug Bounty Program with $15K Payout Cap
2018-03-21 22:27

Netflix opens up bug bounty program to all white hat hackers and ups the ante for bugs to as much as $15,000.

Cisco Meraki Offers Up to $10,000 in Bug Bounty Program
2018-03-19 06:27

Cisco Meraki, a provider of cloud-managed IT solutions, announced last week the launch of a public bug bounty program with rewards of up to $10,000 per vulnerability. Cisco Meraki, which resulted...

New Microsoft Bug Bounty Program Looks To Squash The Next Spectre, Meltdown
2018-03-16 20:15

Microsoft is looking to target new speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities - similar to Spectre and Meltdown - with a new bug bounty program.

Intel Expands Bug Bounty Program Post-Spectre and Meltdown
2018-02-15 22:09

Intel will pay up to $250,000 to researchers who identify bugs more severe than 9.0 on the CVSS scale.

Facebook Increases Bug Bounty Payout After Audit
2018-02-09 19:00

Facebook decided to increase a researcher’s bug bounty payout after discovering that that a bug he reported could lead to account takeover.   read more