Apple Introduces its First Security Bounty Program
Apple announced its first-ever bug bounty program, offering computer security researchers up to $200,000 for each software bug they find that makes Apple products less secure.
The bounty program will begin as invite-only on Sept. 1, including only a few dozen researchers. Apple said the program will become more open as it grows, and if a non-member approaches Apple with a significant bug, they’ll be invited into the program to work it through. The program offers payments of $50,000 to $200,000 depending on the severity of the bug discovered.