https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/8930/facebook-seeks-to-close-security-loopholesen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/8930/facebook-seeks-to-close-security-loopholesFri, 08 Oct 2021 03:28:34 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8a4e9914-1c89-4628-ac1f-eba84a50fe9ae14newshttps://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/8930/facebook-seeks-to-close-security-loopholes#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by e14news on 10/8/2021 3:28:34 AM<br /> <span>Facebook, the popular social networking site, has spent $40,000 (£25,000) in the first 21 days of a program that rewards the discovery of security bugs, it has been confirmed.</span><br /><br /><span>Through the bounty bug program, Facebook aims to encourage security researchers to help make the site more resistant to attacks.</span><br /><span> </span><br /><span> Simultaneously, Facebook is trying to police the code it creates that keeps the social site running.</span><br /><br /><span>In a blog post by Facebook, chief security officer Joe Sullivan revealed some information about the early days of the bug bounty program.</span><br /><br /><span>According to Mr Sullivan, the program had made Facebook more secure by introducing the networking site to &amp;quot;novel attack vectors, and helping us improve lots of corners in our code&amp;quot;.</span><br /><br /><span>Meanwhile, Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, observed that many other firms run similar schemes that have proved useful in rooting out bugs.</span><br /><br /><span>Google and Mozilla are just two of the highest profile examples of this, he explained.</span><br /><br /><span>Posted by Andre Dixon</span><a href="http://feeds.directnews.co.uk/feedtrack/justcopyright.gif?feedid=1785&amp;itemid=800714248"><img alt="ADNFCR-1785-ID-800714248-ADNFCR" src="http://feeds.directnews.co.uk/feedtrack/justcopyright.gif?feedid=1785&amp;itemid=800714248" /></a><div style="clear:both;"></div>