Bug bounty programs in Cybersecurity - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the sentence to define a bug bounty program.

Cybersecurity

A bug bounty program is a [1] where companies reward people for finding security flaws.

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Acontest

Bmarket

Cconference

Dsoftware

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Common Mistakes

Thinking it is a software or a market instead of a contest.

A bug bounty program is a contest where companies reward people for finding security flaws.

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medium

Complete the sentence about who can participate in bug bounty programs.

Cybersecurity

Bug bounty programs are usually open to [1] who want to test software security.

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Aonly employees

Bvendors

Cmanagers

Danyone

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Common Mistakes

Assuming only employees or managers can participate.

Bug bounty programs are usually open to anyone who wants to test software security.

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hard

Fix the error in the sentence about rewards in bug bounty programs.

Cybersecurity

Participants receive [1] for reporting valid security vulnerabilities.

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Apunishments

Brewards

Cwarnings

Dcomplaints

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Common Mistakes

Confusing rewards with punishments or warnings.

Participants receive rewards for reporting valid security vulnerabilities.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the description of bug bounty programs.

Cybersecurity

Bug bounty programs help improve [1] by encouraging [2] to find bugs.

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Asecurity

Bdevelopers

Cresearchers

Dmarketing

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Common Mistakes

Choosing developers or marketing for the second blank instead of researchers.

Bug bounty programs help improve security by encouraging researchers to find bugs.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the bug bounty program example.

Cybersecurity

The company uses a [1] platform where [2] submit [3] reports.

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Abug bounty

Bsecurity researchers

Cvulnerability

Dmarketing

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Common Mistakes

Confusing marketing with the platform or the people submitting reports.

The company uses a bug bounty platform where security researchers submit vulnerability reports.