24.09.2016

How to make big bucks hunting cyber bugs

This month the US government is launching its first-ever bug bounty programme - a 20-day scheme for cybersecurity savvy citizens to have a go at finding flaws in the Department of Defense's public websites before the illegal hackers do.

There is a $150,000 (£106,000) pot for rewarding the finders of significant bugs.

Unauthorised hacks make headlines and can have catastrophic consequences for the organisation that suffers a breach, so many seek to crowdsource their security in addition to employing their own in-house experts, offering financial rewards - known as bounties - as an incentive.

Bugs are officially big business. Read more from the original article which you can find by clicking the image.

This month the US government is launching its first-ever bug bounty programme