Think of it as a high tech posse of bounty hunters on the lookout for potential vehicle cybersecurity vulnerabilities — bugs in a vehicle’s system that could open it up to security breaches from nefarious individuals or groups.
FCA US is now the first full-line automaker to offer bounties to researchers who discover possible bugs in our systems. It’s all done through a company called Bugcrowd. Cyber researchers hoping to score a bounty of between $150 to $1,500 register with Bugcrowd, then submit their findings. If they come up with a verified security vulnerability, they receive a bounty based on the criticality of the bug.
From FCA’s standpoint, this is a really effective way to tackle cybersecurity issues, by exchanging modest bounties for valuable information from accomplished researchers.
