Microsoft has doubled allocated to the discoverers of vulnerabilities rewards its services on the Internet

At a time when scandals Yahoo coming in for huge breakthroughs with the exposure of sensitive information for millions of users at risk, Microsoft announced that it will double the value of customized rewards security researchers who discover gaps in its service package on the Internet Office 365 with a maximum bonus of up to 30 thousand dollars.


The company says that this increase in the value of the bonuses are valid starting from this month to the first of the month of May this year, covering the vulnerabilities discovered in Exchange Online and Office 365 Admin portal, including the following ranges portal.office.com and outlook.office365.com and outlook.office.com then outlook.live.com.

It is worth mentioning that the company referred to the importance of the services covered by an equivalent increase in the discovery of the gaps, given the extreme importance attached to direct and sensitive data to the user.

This was Microsoft's offer earlier equivalents worth about $ 500 and $ 15 000, after the current increase will become hunters gaps are paid bonuses worth ranging from 1000 to US $ 30 000.