Information security
Microsoft Paid Out $63 Million Since Launch of First Bug Bounty Program 10 Years Ago
Microsoft has paid out $63 million in rewards to security researchers participating in its bug bounty programs.
The company is running 17 bug bounty programs covering various products with rewards of up to $250,000 for high-impact bugs.
Since 2013, Microsoft has changed its bug bounty rewards policies several times to offer monetary payments even for internally discovered bugs. [ more ]