Posted on 22 July, 2010 under Technology with Post a Comment
Firefox is one of my favorite browser and that is why am so happy to know that Mozilla, the developers of the Firefox Browser has started a Security Bug Bounty Program that pays out $3000 for each eligible bug reported and confirmed by Mozilla.
A bug is eligible if it is critical, and a bug is considered critical when it is: original, remote, reproducible, and “allows execution of arbitrary code on users’ systems, while high severity security bugs allow access to users’ confidential information.
Mozilla’s Director of Security Engineering, Lucas Adamski stated that “A lot has changed in the 6 years since the Mozilla program was announced, and we believe that one of the best ways to keep our users safe is to make it economically sustainable for security researchers to do the right thing when disclosing information.”
The Bounty Program commenced on July 1st, 2010 and applies to all critical bugs found in Mozilla’s Firefox, Firefox Mobile, and Thunderbird programs.
Source: Mozilla Security Blog