Microsoft is generous with the discoverers of computer bugs. The American giant has decided to increase the amount of the premium for its “Windows Insider Preview” (WIP) program to $ 100,000, or just over 85,000 euros, the company reports in a blog post.
This amount is significant compared to the financial rewards that existed when WIP was implemented in 2017. Experts who managed to find a bug in one of the Microsoft family products (Microsoft Edge, Windows Defender Application Guard, Hyper- V and Mitigation Bypass) could previously pocket $ 500 to $ 15,000, says Presse-Citron .
From $ 20,000 to $ 100,000
Only certain loopholes are affected by this new bonus. “The Windows Insider Preview Reward Program now includes 5 new scenario-based rewards for vulnerabilities that could endanger customer privacy and security. The rewards for these scenarios range from $ 20,000 to $ 100,000, ”says Microsoft.
Microsoft also invites specialists to discover smaller bugs. These will also be rewarded. To participate in the Windows Insider Preview program, simply report your discovery on the Microsoft Security Response Center Researcher Portal.
This program is important for Microsoft because in June, the Redmond firm had to correct 129 security vulnerabilities in Windows 10. A record.
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