Barracuda Networks recently introduced a Bug Bounty Program for researchers who find vulnerabilities in the company's products.

"Barracuda’s program follows in the footsteps of similar moves by Google and Mozilla to use incentives to get researchers to turn vulnerability information over to vendors as opposed posting it publicly on the Web or handing it to black hats," writes eWeek's Brian Prince.

"Prizes for the bugs range from $500 to $3,133.70 depending on how the Barracuda Labs Bounty Panel judges their severity," Prince writes.

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