Google Fixes 11 Flaws in Chrome

Google Chrome 26, the latest version of the company’s browser, is out and it contains a number of security patches, most notably a fix for a high-priority use-after-free vulnerability in the Web Audio component of the browser. That vulnerability, discovered and reported by Atte Kettunen, is the...

As Bug Bounty Programs Mature, Still More Room For Growth

Google’s recent announcements that the company is doubling some of the rewards in its Chromium Vulnerability Reward Program and will also be committing up to $2 million for another round of the Pwnium contest in a couple of months brought a round of cheers from the security research community. Th...

Google Releases Chrome 18, Fixes Nine Security Flaws

Google has released version 18 of its Chrome browser and has fixed a number of serious security vulnerabilities in the process. The latest version of Chrome also includes an updated release of the Flash player that now includes the background updated that enables users to set the software to upda...

Behind the Numbers of Mozilla's Bug Bounty Program

Bug bounty programs have been around in various forms for more than 15 years now, and many of the larger software companies, including Mozilla and Google, have established rewards for people who report bugs. But, aside from the amount of money that’s paid out when bugs are fixed, there hasn’t bee...

Google Release Chrome 8.0.552, Pays $14,000 in Bug Bounties

Google has released version 8.0.552.237 of its Chrome browser, which includes fixes for 16 security vulnerabilities. The company also paid out more than $14,000 in bug bounties for the flaws fixed in this release, including the first maximum reward of $3133.7. The new version of Google Chrome has...

Google: No Cash for Trash Vulnerabilities

It’s bound to happen: you create a cool, forward looking incentive program designed to tap the “wisdom of the crowd” and help make your products better, only to find out that, in fact, the “crowd” isn’t all that wise – and now wants you to pay cold, hard cash for their tepid ideas. That’s the...

Google Fixes 10 High-Risk Bugs in Chrome

Google has released a new version of its Chrome browser, fixing a number of high-risk security bugs and paying out $7,500 in bounties to researchers who reported bugs. Google Chrome 7.0.517.44 also includes an updated version of Adobe’s Flash Player that fixes the bug that Adobe is patching today...

Google Fixes Three Critical Flaws in Chrome

Google has released a new version of its Chrome browser, fixing three serious security vulnerabilities in earlier versions of the browser. Google released version 4.1.249.1064 for Windows on Tuesday, fixing the three security flaws, for which it paid $1500 through its bug bounty program. Two of t...