Facebook is focusing on security with the collaboration of its most tech-savvy users: with Facebook Security , those who report bugs are rewarded with substantial sums of money.
Facebook is opening its wallet and paying those who help find bugs in its system. On the “Facebook Security” page, related to the broader “Bug Bounty” program, the social network’s staff announced they have already paid around $40,000 to individuals who have reported anomalies to date.
Finding system errors within Facebook can therefore lead to hard cash arriving directly from Palo Alto’s bank accounts.
This has already happened to several tech enthusiasts: one of them, in particular, reportedly received about $7,000, a reward for reporting multiple bugs, not just one.
There isn’t a fixed “price list,” or at least it’s not publicly known, but it appears that bugs considered simple are rewarded with a minimum of $500, which can increase for more significant and considerable bugs, up to a maximum of $5,000.
Since the program’s launch – initiated last July – aimed at ensuring increasing security for Facebook, numerous reports have been submitted. As Joe Sullivan (head of this department) stated, these have not only led to the detection of system problems but, more importantly, to discovering new enthusiasts in the field.
There haven’t been any fake experts or reports of already known bugs, as one might easily expect.
Indeed: Facebook, the father of online friendships, is winning over hackers and simple tech enthusiasts. On one hand, it gains a useful benefit to strengthen the platform’s IT infrastructure; on the other hand, it’s quite possible for these reporting users to receive small sums of money and – who knows – maybe even a job offer from Facebook, proving they truly know their stuff.
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