Join the iDefense Labs VCP today!
The iDefense Labs Vulnerability Contribution Program pays more for meaningful
high-quality research than anyone. Our Contributor Portal allows researchers
to submit their vulnerabilities and then track the progress as we evaluate
and process them, simplifying the overall process and allowing faster response.
Please visit the VCP Portal at: https://labs.idefense.com/vcpportal/.
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The iDefense Labs VCP Challenge considers all qualifying research submissions from December 1 of the prior year, through November 30 of the current calendar year. The Challenge will review all qualifying research accepted by the VCP Program where the contributor has accepted the iDefense VCP's offer of compensation for the submission during the Challenge period. Following the acceptance deadline the iDefense Labs Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) will determine the winners and award the prizes for the top four overall contributors to the iDefense Labs VCP and/or the top individual VCP submissions processed by iDefense within the Challenge year. iDefense will decide the $50,000 Grand Prize and all other cash prizes within thirty (30) days of the Challenge deadline, then announce and award the prizes by January 30. Under no circumstances will any submission be considered for any of the current year's Challenge prizes if the contributor has not accepted the iDefense VCP's offer for compensation for the submission. iDefense reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of the VCP Challenge at any time at its discretion.
The $50,000 Grand Prize winner for 2009 is
Michal "regenrecht" Luczaj for his Sun Java JRE Decompression vulnerability
and the overall quality and volume of his work.
Contributors can contact the VCP by email at contributor@idefense.com.
Vendors can contact the VCP by email at vendor-disclosure@idefense.com.