Google paid over $2 million to security researchers last year
Google has released some interesting statistics related to its
Vulnerability Reward Program for the year 2015. The company revealed
that it paid more than $2 million to security researchers as part of the
program last year.
The program was launched way back in 2010, and Google has paid a
total of over $6 million to researchers till now. Last year, Android
joined the program in June, and by the end of 2015, researchers were
paid over $200,000 for finding vulnerabilities in the mobile OS. This
included the largest single payment of $37,500 to an Android security
researcher.
Google gave more than 750 individual rewards last year, and those were received by over 300 security researchers. For more information and statistics, head to the Source link below.
Google gave more than 750 individual rewards last year, and those were received by over 300 security researchers. For more information and statistics, head to the Source link below.
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