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    News - Microsoft awards $100,000 bug bounty to UK security researcher

    James Forshaw, from Context Information Security, found exploits in Windows 8.1.
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    Re: News - Microsoft awards $100,000 bug bounty to UK security researcher

    Why will the money go to his employer ???

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    Re: News - Microsoft awards $100,000 bug bounty to UK security researcher

    I suspect because he was doing his job in company time using company equipment...

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    Re: News - Microsoft awards $100,000 bug bounty to UK security researcher

    Quote Originally Posted by OilSheikh View Post
    Why will the money go to his employer ???
    Because if he hadn't found anything, he would have still been paid.
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    Re: News - Microsoft awards $100,000 bug bounty to UK security researcher

    Guess what Microsoft? Google has been doing that for years!

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