Welcome to this week’s testing Quotes of the Week and software testing news. Facebook Bug Bounty programme proves it’s value, Go champion wins a match against a computer, a security bug at a security conference and more.
Facebook Bug Bounty Programme Proves it’s Worth
“One of the most valuable benefits of bug bounty programs is the ability to find problems even before they reach production. We are happy to recognize and reward Anand for his excellent report.”
Facebook has just awarded Anand Prakash from India $15,000 for finding a sever bug on the beta version of facebook. The bug would allow hackers to easily access any users account. Read more here
A Security Bug at A Security Conference
“When we used that passcode we were able to gain access to the kiosk app’s settings. This, in turn, let us gain access to the device’s system settings, which then enabled us to put the device into developer mode to gain full access to the device.”
In what seems like the most ironic story, at the RSA Conference this year which focuses on security, a attendee managed to find a bug in the official app for the Conference that allowed access to users phones. Read More here
Doing Software Testers Out of a Job
“While no one likes bugs, far fewer people like the alternative: feature-less software.”
Heinemeier Hansson, founder of Rails and a principal at Basecamp explains in an article by Matt Asay why bugs in software are just par for the course and that to complain about bugs means the removal of software with features. Read More here
Alpha Go Vs Human Go Champion
“I couldn’t be happier today…this victory is priceless. I wouldn’t trade it for the world”
South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-dol comments after his vistory over Google’s Alpha Go supercomputer after his first victory over the machine after three losses. Go is a popular Asian game that adata back about 3,000 years. The game, similar to chess, has been labelled as a measure of artificial intelligence as the game requires as much instinct as memory when playing. Read More here
Google Expands its ChromeBook Bug Bounty Programme
“Last year we introduced a $50,000 reward for the persistent compromise of a Chromebook in guest mode. Since we introduced the $50,000 reward, we haven’t had a successful submission. That said, great research deserves great rewards, so we’re putting up a standing six-figure sum, available all year round with no quotas and no maximum reward pool.”
Comments from Google’s security blog where the company recently raised the bounty for successfully hacking it’s Chrombook by $50,000 to $100,000. No one has managed to complete the feat yet. Read More here
