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With so many people in lockdown, the extent to which we depend on the internet has probably never been so large, so the last thing we need is a global internet
by guidovranken 7y ago
With so many people in lockdown, the extent to which we depend on the internet has probably never been so large, so the last thing we need is a global internet outage. A wormable vulnerability spreading through operating systems, web servers or web frameworks (to name a few) could put a serious strain on society, to put it lightly. Also less complex attacks like denial-of-service vectors in major internet software could have debilitating effects right now if targeted against critical institutions like hospitals.
Everyone who can write code can read code and find bugs. The projects that are in scope for the Google patch rewards program are a good starting point: https://www.google.com/about/appsecurity/patch-rewards/ https://www.google.com/about/appsecurity/patch-rewards/