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Australia : At OpenSSL audit, FINANCIAL backing initiative has been introduced [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) As per the report, a new funding drive has been created to attract security researchers in assisting to discover flaws in OpenSSL. Bugcrowd, Australian security start-up, which offers a crowd sourced bug bounty marketplace, has launched the program, as stated by the firm. Steve Marquess, president of the OpenSSL Software Foundation, concerning the requirement for finance to conduct a formal security audit on the open source software, Bugcrowd took action, stated that, after the discovery of the Heartbleed bug and its effect on the internet as a whole. The company will organize sprint bounties similar to normal bounty programs but involving a capped budget and set disclosure periods which will reward members of the security community for discovering flaws with money donated to the campaign. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |