Google launches a bug-bounty program for the Android app's security 2017

Google has introduced a bug-bounty program. 

It has been done to make Android even more secure than ever before. Actually now hackers or security researchers are being given the opportunity to tell Google by finding a weakness in Google Play Store. Google has done this for some of its main Android apps.

Google has named this bug bounty program as Google Play Security Reward. Under this, hackers and security researchers will work with the developers of the Android app to find and fix bugs. Google has set a prize money of $ 1,000 for this.

Google has said, 'The purpose of this program is to increase app security, which will prove beneficial for developers. Not only this, it will be beneficial for Android users and the entire Google Play ecosystem.

It is worth noting that Google has partnered with Bug Bounty Platform HackerOne for this, Doo will manage it. Let us know that HackerOne is a platform that works as a link between business and cybersecurity researchers and this is the largest cyber security platform of this type.

Hackers under this platform will be able to report to Google about the inaccuracies in the app which will be fixed together with them.

Those hackers or security researchers who want to report under this bug bounty can report directly to the app developer. Once the drawbacks have been fixed, hackers will have to share bug reports with Hacker One. Google will pay after all these processes. Before giving money, the company will look at the seriousness of the app's shortcomings. At present, the company has not told details about it.

According to Hacker One, all the imperfections need to report to the direct app developer.


If there is no information about the bug bounty, then let us know that some of the world's big tech companies such as Facebook and Google Bug Bounty programs run. Under this, the company is informed about some shortcomings, after which the company is rewarded. Indian hackers are at the forefront of the Facebook bug bounty program and they have won crores of rupees as a reward for Facebook.


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