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    Bug Bounties Becoming Increasingly Popular, With Payouts Rising

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    Sean Michael Kerner
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    July 12, 2017
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      1Bug Bounties Becoming Increasingly Popular, With Payouts Rising

      1 - Bug Bounties Becoming Increasingly Popular, With Payouts Rising

      Paying out a bug bounty—that is, rewarding a security researcher for responsibly disclosing a security vulnerability—is an increasingly popular and lucrative endeavor, according to Bugcrowd’s “2017 State of Bug Bounty” report. Bugcrowd offers its customers a managed bug bounty program that engages a “crowd” of researchers to help find software vulnerabilities. Across all industries served by Bugcrowd, the average bug payout last year was $451, up 53 percent year-over-year. Among Bugcrowd’s customer base, automotive clients reported the highest average bug bounty payout at $1,514, while those in retail and e-commerce paid an average of $403 per bug. In this slide show, eWEEK takes a look at some of the highlights of Bugcrowd’s third annual bug bounty report.

      2Bug Bounty Payouts Rising

      2 - Bug Bounty Payouts Rising

      Across all industries served by Bugcrowd, the average bug payout last year was $451, up 53 percent year-over-year.

      3Automotive Industry Pays Highest Bounties

      3 - Automotive Industry Pays Highest Bounties

      Among Bugcrowd’s customer base, automotive clients reported the highest average bug bounty payout at $1,514.

      4Mobile Bounties Have Lowest Average Payout

      4 - Mobile Bounties Have Lowest Average Payout

      The average payout among targets varies quite a bit, with the average mobile payout coming in at $385 and hardware (including IoT) at $742.

      5SQL Injection Is Most Commonly Reported Critical Vulnerability

      5 - SQL Injection Is Most Commonly Reported Critical Vulnerability

      The most commonly reported critical vulnerability by Bugcrowd’s community of researchers is SQL injection (with an average payout of $1,058), followed by cross-site scripting, or XSS (with an average payout of $314).

      6Highest Payouts Are Made in India and US

      6 - Highest Payouts Are Made in India and US

      Researchers from around the world participate in bug bounty programs. In terms of payouts, the Bugcrowd “2017 State of Bug Bounty” report found researchers in India topped the list at $1,591,485, followed by the United States at $1,436,147. In contrast, researchers in the UK earned a total of $535,080.

      7Most Bug Bounty Programs Are Ongoing

      7 - Most Bug Bounty Programs Are Ongoing

      Bugcrowd manages on-demand as well as ongoing bug bounty programs. Over the last three years, growth in ongoing bug bounty programs has outpaced on-demand programs.

      8Most Bugcrowd Programs Are Private

      8 - Most Bugcrowd Programs Are Private

      Bugcrowd hosts more than 600 bug bounty programs, with the majority (77 percent) being private programs.

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