If you are a computer expert and you would earn thousands of dollars from the comfort of your living room, initiatives of several technology companies and governments they’ll be interested.
And it is often attacks hackers have catastrophic consequences for organizations that suffer, so many have sought the cooperation of experts in cybersecurity in exchange for financial incentives.
those rewards such as that offered by the US government-succulent consist of sums of money.
Experts valuable
last month the mobile app Uber private drivers announced which will open a similar call, although companies like Facebook and Microsoft have for years been using this scheme collaborations.
Generally, a program of “hunting” software errors will pay an incentive based on what significance that the find.
Facebook has paid so far about US $ 1 million in prize money, but the average payment in 2015 was US $ 1,782 per error.
the most prolific hunters came India, Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago, said the social network.
job Opportunity
“When companies create these programs, ensure quelos best hackers analyze their codes, “says computer expert Gianluca Stringhini, assistant professor at University College London (UCL, for its acronym in English) in United Kingdom.
there is no doubt that if you are a successful hunter-time, maybe even you get a steady job, said computer security researcher Chris Vickery, who got his current job just like that.
“When I found one of the bases data MacKeeper (a signature software), they proposed me to hire me to give them advice on attacks and data theft, “he said.
” that was a wonderful response. “
professional hunter
the Belgian Arne Swinnen is currently ranked as the second best hunter software errors in the “Hall of fame” published by Facebook.
This is a long list of people who contributed to the security of various internet platforms to find vulnerabilities before cybercriminals attack.
Swinnen has a full-time job, but his free times in recent months has won a US $ 15,000 finding weaknesses in computer systems.
“sometimes I have delayed two days, just five more minutes. I won a deus $ 2,500 reward for a mistake that cost me five minutes to get “.
” It’s my hobby. When you find something, it’s really exciting, “he told the BBC.
Comply Law
There are some considerations to keep in mind when one becomes a hunter of software errors.
for example, in many countries it is illegal unauthorized access to computer systems.
“it is understood the law and where the boundaries are. When encountering something, disclosure should be responsible, “said cybersecurity expert Alan Woodward, University of Surrey (England).
Professor Woodward warns of responsibilities associated with managing data that perhaps are not encrypted or are as safe as they should.
“We have to fulfill a duty of care data of that person or for that matter,” he added.
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