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Bug bounty

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001438

A program offered by many organizations that provides rewards to individuals for discovering and reporting software vulnerabilities. Security researchers and ethical hackers submit their findings privately to the organization, allowing the flaws to be fixed before they can be exploited maliciously. The monetary compensation varies based on the severity and impact of the discovered vulnerability, with some payouts reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars for the most severe findings.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001438
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001438",
  "term": "Bug bounty",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A program offered by many organizations that provides rewards to individuals for discovering and reporting software vulnerabilities. Security researchers and ethical hackers submit their findings privately to the organization, allowing the flaws to be fixed before they can be exploited maliciously. The monetary compensation varies based on the severity and impact of the discovered vulnerability, with some payouts reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars for the most severe findings.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/bug-bounty/"
}

Record 160 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.