- Microsoft’s bug bonus increases its moderate defect reward
- Bug bonuses allow companies and researchers to create a safer digital environment
- Other companies like Google also manage similar programs, so hunt
Microsoft has announced that it “improves safety and incentive to innovation” by updating its Co -Pilot Bug Prime Program (AI) and increasing the reward to identify moderate gravity vulnerabilities even at 5,000 $.
Bogs bonuses are used by software companies in collaboration with security researchers to eliminate vulnerabilities that could otherwise be exploited by threat actors – and Microsoft even organizes its own Cham Black event with up to 4 million Dollars in potential price for cloud and AI defects.
As part of updating the program, the company also offers workshops, access to Microsoft engineers and “advanced research and development tools” to increase its investment in the growth and education of researchers of AI.
Microsoft’s objective with this program is to cultivate a “community of qualified professionals who can contribute to the advancement of AI technology and comply with the highest safety and innovation standards”.
“Researchers who identify and report vulnerabilities of moderate gravity will now be eligible for bonus awards up to $ 5,000,” confirmed by Microsoft in a press release.
“The expansion of our premium program to include Copilot reflects our continuous commitment to security between Microsoft products and services, and we encourage researchers to help us identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.”
As cyber attacks become more prolific, software companies want to get ahead of the dangers by encouraging researchers to separate their applications, in particular relatively young AI products and platforms.
Since Google began its vulnerability award program 15 years ago in 2010, the search engines paid more than $ 50 million in bonuses and more than 15,000 vulnerabilities were discovered – in fact, in 2023 , more than $ 10 million has been paid to researchers, with vulnerability win the participant an amazing $ 113,337.
