Optimal Launch Timing of Bug Bounty Programs for Software Products under Different Licensing Models

N Feng, T Zhou, H Feng, M Li - Journal of the Association for …, 2024 - aisel.aisnet.org
An increasing number of software firms are utilizing bug bounty programs (BBPs) to detect
bugs and enhance their product quality by leveraging the contributions of external ethical …

An Economic Analysis of Third-Party Software Reliability Improvement using the Bug Bounty Program

T Zhou, D Ma, N Feng - 2023 - aisel.aisnet.org
Abstract Bug Bounty Programs (BBPs) reward external hackers for reporting software
vulnerabilities. As the number of security issues caused by third-party applications has been …

The Use of Bug Bounty Programs for Software Reliability Improvement

Z Tianlu, D Ma, F NAN - 2023 - aisel.aisnet.org
As the number of security breaches caused by third-party applications significantly
increased, digital platforms are launching BBPs to help improve software reliability. BBPs …

Merchants of Vulnerabilities: How Bug Bounty Programs Benefit Software Vendors

E Gal-Or, MZ Hydari, R Telang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.17497, 2024 - arxiv.org
Software vulnerabilities enable exploitation by malicious hackers, compromising systems
and data security. This paper examines bug bounty programs (BBPs) that incentivize ethical …

Effectiveness of Bug Bounty Programs in Strengthening Cybersecurity

S Alnutefy - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The complexity and recurrence of cyber threats that's expanding require robust cybersecurity
measures. This study assesses the viability of Bug Bounty Programs (BBPs) in improving …

Enhancing third-party software reliability through bug bounty programs

T ZHOU, MA Dan, N FENG - 2023 - ink.library.smu.edu.sg
Abstract Bug Bounty Programs (BBPs) reward external hackers for identifying and reporting
software vulnerabilities. As the number of security issues caused by third-party applications …