Huntress Funds DIVD with $100,000 for SMB and MSP Bug Bounty Program
Summary
Huntress announced a $100,000 contribution to DIVD: half for staffing and growth, half to launch a bug bounty program for vulnerabilities in MSP and SMB IT tools. Other vendors later pledged a combined $75,000.
Key points
- Huntress committed $100,000 to the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD).
- $50,000 was earmarked to support DIVD’s growth, including hiring its first full-time staff.
- The other $50,000 was designated to start a DIVD-led bug bounty program for vulnerabilities in MSP and SMB IT tools.
- Huntress called on other vendors and community members to support the initiative.
- A February 3, 2022 update said other MSP vendors had pledged a combined $75,000 to DIVD.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Huntress announced a $100,000 contribution to the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), including funding for a DIVD-led bug bounty program focused on MSP and SMB IT tools.
- Impact
- The contribution allocates $50,000 to support DIVD's growth and staffing and $50,000 to launch the bug bounty program, creating financial incentives to disclose vulnerabilities in MSP and SMB IT tools. The article reports that other MSP vendors later pledged a combined $75,000.
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