Microsoft rewards $ 250,000 for any talent that discovers the new Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities
In the effort to protect users from Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities, Microsoft decided to launch a "bounty hunt" program with extremely lucrative expenses for anyone who finds new security flaws and reveal them to Microsoft.
Specifically, this "bonus hunting" program from Microsoft is divided into several categories, each with different requirements, goals and rewards.
- Category 1 with a reward value of more than $ 250,000: including new types of hardware vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers to attack.
- Items 2 and 3 with a reward value of up to 200,000 USD: mainly focused on Azure cloud platform and Windows operating system.
In addition, you will be rewarded with $ 25,000 by Microsoft if you discover a case of taking advantage of previously discovered security holes in Windows 10 or Microsoft Edge, and potentially exposing sensitive information. exceed a limit allowed.
Microsoft said that in order to ensure that all customers are fully protected, the company will share all details about the vulnerabilities discovered with other companies.
This "bonus hunting" program of Microsoft begins on March 14 and will last until December 31, 2018.
Microsoft is one of the first companies in the world to launch a "bonus hunting" program to eradicate hardware security vulnerabilities. This shows that Microsoft and its partners have realized the potential dangers of vulnerabilities and their goal of eliminating them is their top priority.
You can see detailed information about the Microsoft program at the link below and if you try it if you can afford it!
- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt846432.aspx
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