Microsoft Security Bounty Programs

Microsoft security

Microsoft is now offering direct cash payments in exchange for reporting certain types of vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques.

The following programs will launch on June 26, 2013:

• Mitigation Bypass Bounty. Microsoft will pay up to $100,000 USD for truly novel exploitation techniques against protections built into the latest version of our operating system (Windows 8.1 Preview). 
• BlueHat Bonus for Defense. Additionally, Microsoft will pay up to $50,000 USD for defensive ideas that accompany a qualifying Mitigation Bypass submission. 
• Internet Explorer 11 Preview Bug Bounty. Microsoft will pay up to $11,000 USD for critical vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 11 Preview on the latest version of Windows (Windows 8.1 Preview).

Bounty Programs | Microsoft Security Response Center