CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The newly announced Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) will focus on Google software and repository settings like GitHub actions, application configurations, and access control rules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Google launched a new open-source software bug bounty program with the release of its open-source software Google OSS. The company announced rewards up to Rs 25 Lakh for bug hunters.

Detailed explanation-3: -We received hundreds of impactful bug reports in 2022 from researchers all over the world that have helped to make our community more secure, and we paid out more than $2 million in bounty awards. Here are some highlights from our bug bounty program: Since 2011, we have paid out more than $16 million in bug bounties.

Detailed explanation-4: -Google is generous when it comes to paying out security researchers who find bugs and vulnerabilities in its products.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hardware, like Pixel 6a sales, is reported as part of “Google other” revenues with $6.895 billion in Q3 2022 compared to $6.754 billion the same quarter in 2021. That category includes paid YouTube subscriptions, with Porat similarly crediting YouTube Music Premium and YouTube TV for delivering “ongoing strong growth.”