The average bounty payout is the highest in the computer software industry, reaching 5,7800 U.S. dollars. A bug bounty program, also called a vulnerability reward program (VRP), is an initiative that rewards the discovery and reporting of software bugs.
Average bounty paid for critical vulnerabilities worldwide in 2020, by industry (in U.S. dollars)
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Statista. (December 1, 2020). Average bounty paid for critical vulnerabilities worldwide in 2020, by industry (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051995/worldwide-bounty-critical-vulnerability/
Statista. "Average bounty paid for critical vulnerabilities worldwide in 2020, by industry (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051995/worldwide-bounty-critical-vulnerability/
Statista. (2020). Average bounty paid for critical vulnerabilities worldwide in 2020, by industry (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051995/worldwide-bounty-critical-vulnerability/
Statista. "Average Bounty Paid for Critical Vulnerabilities Worldwide in 2020, by Industry (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051995/worldwide-bounty-critical-vulnerability/
Statista, Average bounty paid for critical vulnerabilities worldwide in 2020, by industry (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051995/worldwide-bounty-critical-vulnerability/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Average bounty paid for critical vulnerabilities worldwide in 2020, by industry (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, December 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051995/worldwide-bounty-critical-vulnerability/