Microsoft Will Offer up to $100,000 for Who Find Bugs in Windows 8.1

Microsoft has announced that it is ready to offer rewards up to $100000 to both be able to find bugs in the latest version of Windows operatingsystem "Windows 8.1".

  

Microsoft said in its official blog that it exposure for the first time cash rewards for each who will find bugs allowing spoofing the new operating system.

  

The program includes three categories of rewards for those who discover bugs in Windows 8.1 operating system, the first program is Mitigation Bypass Bounty, it will offer up to $100000 for very innovative techniques such as finding security flaws.

  

The second program is BlueHat Bonus for Defense, it will offer up to $50000 for who can devise innovative ideas for the defense of the operating system, while the third program is Internet Explorer 11 Preview Bug Bounty, the value of  it $11000 for finding weaknesses in Internet Explorer 11 which is built-in Windows 8.1.

  

It is expected to launch the rewards program in the 26 of June, which marks the release day of "Windows 8.1 Preview" operating system. 

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