How successful is Microsoft’s bug bounty program?
Microsoft’s bug bounty program, established to help secure products and services from attack, has been operational since 2013. In that time it has paid more than $60 million to hackers for uncovering vulnerabilities, $16.6 million in the latest reporting period alone. Which begs the question, why are there so many vulnerabilities, including the dreaded ones used in zero day exploits, coming out of the Windows woodwork.
How Hackers Get Paid To Hack Microsoft Without Breaking The Law
The security threats to users of Microsoft platforms and services, from Windows zero-days to Microsoft Account takeover attacks, have one thing in common,…