Mozilla Security Bugs Bounty Program LaunchedMonday August 2nd, 2004The Mozilla Foundation has announced a Security Bug Bounty Program. Under the new scheme, any user who reports a critical security vulnerability in end-user Mozilla software will receive a US$500 reward. The program is being funded by Linux distributor Linspire (formerly Lindows.com) and Internet entrepreneur and space tourist Mark Shuttleworth. The Mozilla Security Bug Bounty page has more details, including the process for reporting vulnerabilities and under what circumstances a report is eligible (unfortunately for sloppy developers, you cannot claim a bounty for a bug in your own code!). Netscape has run a bug bounty program in the past, though this latest Mozilla initiative is unrelated. In addition, the Mozilla Foundation has updated the Mozilla Security Center with tips for safe browsing and information about how Mozilla keeps you secure. Update: The article has been rewritten to include additional information. Thanks to CoffeeBreaks for his contributions to this report. This is a beatiful idea, which (hopefully) will help keep mozilla way ahead of Microsoft, safety-wise. This is so unprecedented! This will be major wonderful press for mozilla! "This is so unprecedented!" This is so 1995! http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease48.html Alex you mean we finally should give up Mosaic 0.9 ?? --- what does US-CERT say about switching sway from Mosaic? The article (and security page) missed this: http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.5/extra/using-junk-control.html#read_junk I noticed a few typos in the document, send off the information to webmaster@mozilla.org, hopefully that's the right place. We all want this to look good since the press will be quoting and referencing it. Mark Shuttleworth has been offering bounties for development for various open-source projects for a while now, including a few for Mozilla (non-security related). http://www.markshuttleworth.com/bounty.html hi @ ALL I reckon that this may be a good thing! There are most likely at least #some# virus-programmers out there who would prefer $500, rather than risk a visit from the CIA, FBI or whoever! http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/04aug/uf007021.gif --- now we know why MS does not do the same *tee.hee* http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/ --- then look for August.11.2004 previous url went to cartoon directly, but site preferes you goto home page, then navigate by date :) sorry... |