Summary: Adobe, maker of software including Flash and Adobe reader, is catching up to the times and has launched a bug bounty program -- but something may be missing.
By Charlie Osborne for Zero Day | March 5, 2015
Adobe has launched a web application vulnerability disclosure program on HackerOne in an attempt to improve the security of its products.
In a blog post on Wednesday, the software giant said the new bug bounty program, hosted on HackerOne, will allow developers to privately submit vulnerabilities to the company. While the web application vulnerability disclosure program does not appear to offer monetary rewards for now, developers who choose to submit bugs will boost their HackerOne reputation score with each accepted flaw.
Pieter Ockers, Adobe's Security Program Manager of the firm's Product Security Incident Response Team said the project was launched "in recognition of the important role that independent security researchers play in keeping Adobe customers safe."
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