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It will also hopefully help more people to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities, rather than selling them on the black market. A pat on the back is nice, but no
by kamjam 13y ago
It will also hopefully help more people to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities, rather than selling them on the black market. A pat on the back is nice, but nothing says thank you like cold, hard cash!
- rmc 13y agoThat's one of the points of bug bounty programmes, isn't it?
- kamjam 13y agoSure. But when the amount is small/trivial, you simply give credit to to the finder or you send them a t-shirt, you may then be tempted to find alternatives to get a cash incentive.
- rmc 13y agoYep, that's exactly my point. Bug Bounties are supposed to be realistic alternatives to the black market.