Apple offers $200,000 security bug bounty
Apple has told Reuters it plans to offer rewards of up to $200,000 to researchers who find critical security vulnerabilities in its products.
The programme will initially be invitation-only and limited to a handful of researchers. Apple wants help to identify hard-to-uncover security bugs in five categories.
Reuters reported the researchers were chosen from the group of experts who previously helped Apple identify bugs, but have not been compensated for their work.
The category that offers the most lucrative reward is for bugs in Apple’s secure boot firmware. Among other things, it stops unauthorised programs from launching when you power up your iOS device.
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