Uncle Sam wants ‚ethical hackers‘ to crack its planetary defenses, but don’t expect a pay-day from this bug bounty

The United States‘ Department of Defense has opened up all of its publicly facing systems and apps to investigation under a bug bounty program. …  That said, don’t expect to get rich from this program. The first trial five years ago saw a measly $14,000 paid out between 1,400 flaw-finders. This, compared to last year when the Pentagon spent $4.6m on seafood, shows a depressing lack of priorities.

https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/10/in_brief_security/