Microsoft offers big rewards for vulnerability detection/fix

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This is described as one of the most generous such programs in the software industry, and it’s open to talented hackers in most countries (excluding a handful that are under U.S. sanctions) , even those who are underage (14 years old and up, with parental permission). Interested? Read more here:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/19/microsoft-finally-offers-to-pay-hackers-for-security-bugs-with-100000-bounty/

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Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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