Google announced it has paid out $11.8 million to more than 600 security researchers who reported bugs in 2024. Last year, Google increased the rewards in its Vulnerability Reward Program (VPR) to a maximum of $151,515, while the Mobile VRP now offers up to $300,000 for critical vulnerabilities in the company’s largest apps. The Cloud VRP now…
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CISA, FBI call software with buffer overflow issues ‘unforgivable’
FBI and CISA have issued a joint advisory to warn software developers against building codes with Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities in them, calling them “unforgivable” mistakes. Tagging the advisory as part of their ongoing “Secure by Design” efforts, the authorities said these vulnerabilities are prevalent in software, including vendors like Microsoft, VMware, and Ivanti, that lead…