the.com/bug bounty
getting paid to break things before the bad guys do it for free.
means a program where companies pay hackers to find and report security flaws instead of exploiting them.
from netscape launched the first modern one in 1995, offering cash for browser bugs; the idea borrowed its name from wild-west bounty hunting, just with fewer horses and more sql injection.
top payoutssome hackers earn six figures for one critical bug
early adopterpentagon ran hack the pentagon in 2016
platformshackerone and bugcrowd turned this into an industry