Apple will offer up to $200 thousand for the identification of vulnerabilities in its products

American Corporation Apple will pay rewards up to $200 thousand for found vulnerabilities in the software of their products. First, the program will apply only to limit the number of attackers.
 
Apple has announced a program for the payment of rewards for detection of security vulnerabilities in its products. The head of the safety division of the company Ivan Krstić told the conference Black Hat, reports USA Today.
 
The program will be effective from September 1 this year. First, to participate in the hackers and computer specialists with which the company has in the past cooperated to check the safety of the devices. It is not excluded that in the future the program will be expanded.
 
“The challenge in finding such vulnerabilities is something that we want to reward the people who spend the time and, frankly, show creativity,” said Krstić. He stressed that finding a “hole” in security is becoming more and more difficult.
 
The size of the reward depending on the difficulty of work will range from $25 thousand to $200 thousand Thus, for obtaining unauthorized access to iCloud and Apple services the attacker can obtain a $50 thousand gain access to protected data, the Secure Enclave Processor is “worth” $100 thousand.
 
According to the publication, a number of major technology companies for a long time used a system of rewards for discovering vulnerabilities. Apple was among the few giants who did not use such practices.
 
In May last year, a reward system for finding vulnerabilities launched Russian social network “Vkontakte”. The amount of the reward also varies depending on the severity of the detected fault, the minimum payment for a breach is $100. Such remuneration has repeatedly declared and the Creator of Telegram, Pavel Durov.

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