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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