Inside the Briefcase
Google Puts a Whopping $20K on the Line to Crowdsource Chrome Security
February 4, 2011 No CommentsGoogle’s $20,000 reward for a successful Chrome hack might just be a clever — and cheap — way for the company to find new talent and shore up Chrome security. It amounts to exploitation, said Fairfield University publicist Joan Grant. “Yes, it’s good PR. But it’s also a chance to suck the brains of hungry hackers who want to make a name for themselves, and maybe pay a few bills. $20K is chump change for Google.”
