Introduction to Bug Bounty Programs

In this lesson, we'll get an introduction to bug-bounty programs.

We'll cover the following

Bug bounty programs

I’ve always had a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of how Open-Source software works. A group of engineers come together to produce beautifully-engineered software for the community, usually for free. It is truly one of the most wonderful aspects of the software engineering world, showing how collaboration allows us to unlock a great deal of potential.

OS software is not the only example of how transparent collaboration results in ecosystem-wide improvements, bug bounty programs (BBP) are another exceptional product of our industry.


In the next lesson, we’ll learn what is in a program.

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