Google expands bug bounty program
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 01/31/2015 05:51 AM
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Google is no slouch when it comes to paying bug bounties.
Google is expanding the scope of its Vulnerability Reward Program to pay bounties when it deems valid, for its Android and iOS mobile applications.
The program will work as follows (official rules):
••Google will publish different types of vulnerabilities, products and services for which it wants to support research beyond its normal vulnerability rewards.
••Grants will be rewarded immediately before research begins, with no strings attached. Researchers then pursue the research they applied for, as usual.
••There will be various tiers of grants, with a maximum of $3,133.70 USD.
••On top of the grant, researchers are still eligible for regular rewards for the bugs they discover.
Keep in mind, however, that Google says this program is “experimental.” In other words, it could disappear one day without notice.
Google is expanding the scope of its Vulnerability Reward Program to pay bounties when it deems valid, for its Android and iOS mobile applications.
The program will work as follows (official rules):
••Google will publish different types of vulnerabilities, products and services for which it wants to support research beyond its normal vulnerability rewards.
••Grants will be rewarded immediately before research begins, with no strings attached. Researchers then pursue the research they applied for, as usual.
••There will be various tiers of grants, with a maximum of $3,133.70 USD.
••On top of the grant, researchers are still eligible for regular rewards for the bugs they discover.
Keep in mind, however, that Google says this program is “experimental.” In other words, it could disappear one day without notice.
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