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Bug bounties: the good and the bad of computer security

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Microsopt Bug Bounty

i e sensing that crome was gaining market share at an alarming pace, decided to take a second look at the bug bounty thing and see if it's something where we can participate. And so, ya, they offered a bug bounty. I mean, it was this flashy thing. They wanted to use it as a conduit for not just bug report, but also on potentially hiring people into that group. Rihtsof: "We were getting bugs for freight rigt bugs that would sell on the offence market for six figures or more"...

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