Reports that Barracuda Networks is offering in excess of $3,000 for details of serious bugs in its IT security products is the latest stage in a worrying new trend, says vulnerability and testing security specialist Idappcom.
Anthony Haywood, Idappcom's CTO, says that even though Barracuda is billing the bug bounty scheme as in the best interests of customer, there is a significant danger that it will attract developers into researching the vendor's products and then offering them to the highest bidder.
"And, of course, if the bug is a really serious one that cybercriminals can exploit to generate fraudulent revenue,
Anthony Haywood, Idappcom's CTO, says that even though Barracuda is billing the bug bounty scheme as in the best interests of customer, there is a significant danger that it will attract developers into researching the vendor's products and then offering them to the highest bidder.
"And, of course, if the bug is a really serious one that cybercriminals can exploit to generate fraudulent revenue,
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