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Story: Court case shines light on security ethics

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Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 14 January 2005, 4:21 PM)

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"At present, no software companies provide financial rewards for those who report valid vulnerabilities to them. " Dan your just wrong... Doh!

http://www.mozilla.org/security/bug-bounty.html

The Mozilla Security Bug Bounty Program is designed to encourage security research in Mozilla software and to reward those who help us create the safest Internet clients in existence. Reporters of valid critical security bugs will receive a $500 (US) cash reward and a Mozilla T-shirt.

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