Microsoft has expanded its .NET Bug Bounty Program and raised the prize of $ 40,000 for some .NET and ASP.NET core weaknesses.
Medaline Acurt, a senior program manager for researcher incentives and bounties at Microsoft, stated that the purpose of these changes is to more accurately reflect the complexity involved in the discovery and exploitation of thenet weaknesses.
“We are excited to announce a significant update for the Microsoft .NET Bounty program. Said Eckert.
“.NET Bunty Program now offers up to $ 40,000 USD for weaknesses affecting .NET and ASP.NET core (including Blazor and ASPIRE).”
From today, Microsoft will pay up to $ 40,000 for significant distance code execution and privilege escape safety defects, as well as $ 30,000 for significant security facility bypass, and up to $ 20,000 for significant remote refusal-service-bugs.
.NET Bug Bounty Program also expanded better .NET framework weaknesses, and it now includes:
- All supported versions of .NET and ASP.NET,
- Adjacent technologies such as F#,
- The supported version of the Asp.net core for .NET framework,
- Template provided with supported versions of .NET and Asp.net core,
- Github actions in .NET and asp.net core repository.
Earlier this year, Microsoft raised the Bounty Awards for the AI weaknesses found in power platforms and Dynamics 365 services and products to $ 30,000.
In February, it announced the increased payment for 100% award multiplier for all Copillot Bounty Awards to encourage moderately Microsoft Copilot (AI) security defects and AI research.
During the last year’s Ignite annual conference, Microsoft also launched a hacking event on zero day quest, cloud and AI products and platforms and also launched a hacking event offering $ 4 million in awards.
These efforts are part of the company’s safe Future Initiative (SFI), a company-vision Cyber Security Engineering Scheme in November 2023, after a scathing report released by the Cyber Security Review Board of Homeland Security, which is. Stated Microsoft’s “security culture was insufficient and required an overhaul.”