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Microsoft's $100K Bug Bounty For Securing Azure Sphere Technology

Calendar May 08, 2020 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Researchers have three months to find problems in the software for net-connected devices like baby monitors and refrigerators.

Microsoft wants Azure Sphere to be a really secure foundation for internet of things devices like webcams and garage doors, so it's offering researchers up to $100,000 to find a way to break into the technology. Azure Sphere combines an approved processor with Microsoft's own customized version of Linux called Sphere OS and a security service to detect problems and issue updates.