Risky Business #207 -- Is Microsoft's Blue Hat Prize for losers?

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Fri, 08/19/2011 - 18:06
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Risky Business #207 -- Is Microsoft's Blue Hat Prize for losers?

You may have heard about Microsoft's Blue Hat Prize for defensive security research. The company is running a contest for the best memory corruption bug mitigation technology. So, if you reckon you've found the next DEP or ASLR, you could be eligible for the company's $200,000 first prize.

It marks a departure from bug bounties -- this is a contest that rewards defensive research, not just new attacks.

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