"Microsoft Launches Election Security Bug Bounty Program"

Microsoft launched a bug bounty program for its open-source election software, called ElectionGuard, which is intended to improve the security, transparency, and accessibility of voting. The ElectionGuard is available as a software development kit (SDK). According to Jarek Stanley, a senior program manager at the Microsoft Security Response Center, the program invites security researchers, including full-time cybersecurity professionals, part-time hobbyists, and students, to find high impact vulnerabilities in the ElectionGuard SDK. Researchers are to share newly discovered vulnerabilities with Microsoft under the principle of Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. Microsoft's bug bounty program offers rewards, ranging from $500 to $15,000. This article continues to discuss the goals and scope of the ElectionGuard SDK and the bug bounty program launched for this product. 

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