Sharing research and discoveries at PWN2OWN

The annual PWN2OWN exploit contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, brings together some of the top security talent from across the globe in a friendly competition. For the participants, these events are a platform to demonstrate world-class skills and vie for...

Microsoft Launches $100,000 Bug Bounty Program

After years of saying that the company didn’t need a bug bounty program, Microsoft is starting one. The company today will announce the start of a new program that will pay security researchers up to $100,000 for serious vulnerabilities and as much as $50,000 for new defensive techniques that hel...

Researcher Finds Technique to Bypass Microsoft's EMET Protections

A security researchers has discovered a pair of methods that enable him to bypass the protections offered by Microsoft’s EMET anti-exploit technology. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, which Microsoft updated late last month to include one of the three technologies that were finalists i...

Microsoft BlueHat Security contest - Mega Prize $250,000

Microsoft BlueHat Security contest - Mega Prize $250,000 Microsoft today launched a $250,000 contest for researchers who develop defensive security technologies that deal with entire classes of exploits. The total cash awards for Microsoft's "BlueHat Prize " contest easily dwarfs any bug bounty...

Microsoft BlueHat Security contest - Mega Prize $250,000

Microsoft BlueHat Security contest - Mega Prize $250,000 Microsoft today launched a $250,000 contest for researchers who develop defensive security technologies that deal with entire classes of exploits. The total cash awards for Microsoft's "BlueHat Prize" contest easily dwarfs any bug bounty...