Microsoft “BlueHat Contest” for better security solutions

Posted Date: 12-Aug-2011	Category: Technology News	Rating:
Author: chirag sachdeva	Member Level: Diamond	Points: 10

Read this article to know Microsoft BlueHat Contest for better security solutions. Microsoft is going to organize a global contest for security analyst so as to improve the interface of operating system and its other software packages. Microsoft offers a prize of $ 250,000 for global security attackers who suggest better means of security solutions.

Microsoft starts “BlueHat Contest” for better security solutions

These days we have noticed many online thefts. Many online customers register decline in their bank accounts. After getting their details, bank holder comes to know it is phishing attack which is responsible for this online hacking from their bank accounts. Microsoft is also trying to implement some security rights to their software project. In order to achieve security temptation, Microsoft is inviting White Hat hackers who discover vulnerabilities in software.

Microsoft wants to fulfill its temper and thus announced a contest that offers more than $ 250,000 prizes for developing better solutions to counter security threats. It is Microsoft BlueHat contest announced in Black Hat security conference in Las Vagas. According to this contest, a grand prize of $200,000 is there and purse of around $ 50000 for runner-up and third place award is of one year subscription to MSDN Universal developer platform for Microsoft products. Many security researchers designed most effective means to prevent the use of the memory safety vulnerabilities by creating a problem that looks like buffer overflows. It can be exploited by Net compromise computers.

Computer security is risky for criminal attacks on private and government computer systems that growth continues to increase. It is Microsoft which stimulates research in the area of defensive computer security technology. Microsoft announces its interest to promote focus on developing solutions rather than discovering existing problems. It is believe of Microsoft that BlueHat prize can increase defensive efforts to help mitigate entire classes of attacks.

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