Microsoft is overhauling the Microsoft Bounty Program after awarding external security researchers over $2m in 2018.
The Redmond tech giant is handing off the payment-processing part of its bug bounty to HackerOne and promises that the partnership will mean faster bounty payments and more payment options, including PayPal, crypto currency, and direct bank transfers in over 30 currencies.
“Once a vulnerability submission has successfully qualified for bounty award, we want to ensure payments happen quickly,” said Jarek Stanley of the Microsoft Security Response Center.
