Microsoft extends the Edge Bug Bounty program indefinitely

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Published onJune 21, 2017

published onJune 21, 2017

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It’s been nearly a year since Microsoftopened up Edge to the bounty program. Since then, it has shelled out nearly $200,000 in payments for issues reported. As a result of its major success,Microsoft has decidedto continue the program past its original time frame to indefinitely.

The Edge Bounty Program helps Microsoft nail down ongoing security threats, among other things. Since the tech giant takes these concerns as an ongoing priority, it’s no surprise that their payments to the research community are profitable overall for Microsoft Edge. Here are more details about the program:

This just one of many bounty programs that Microsoft has running currently. If you’re so inclined, check out the others that you can still take part in over atTechnet.

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