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Should your business start a bug bounty program?
By Kate O'Flaherty published
In-depth Big tech firms including Google, Apple and Microsoft offer bug bounty programs, but can they benefit smaller businesses too?
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How to run Chkdsk
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated
In-depth A guide to the various ways of accessing and running the Chkdsk function on Windows
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OpenAI to pay up to $20k in rewards through new bug bounty program
By Ross Kelly published
News The move follows a period of unrest over data security concerns
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Windows 10 users locked out of devices by unskippable Microsoft 365 advert
By Rory Bathgate published
News Entering payment information was the only way for some to enter their own PCs
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Windows 11 System Restore bug preventing users from accessing apps
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft has issued a series of workarounds for the issue which is affecting a range of apps including Office and Terminal
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Windows 10 users encounter ‘blue screen of death’ after latest Patch Tuesday update
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft said it is working on a fix for the issue and has offered users a temporary workaround
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SpaceX bug bounty offers up to $25,000 per Starlink exploit
By Rory Bathgate published
News The spacecraft manufacturer has offered white hats immunity to exploit a wide range of Starlink systems, with a dedicated report page
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Microsoft announces lucrative new bug bounty awards for M365 products and services
By Connor Jones published
News The new awards will focus on scenario-based weaknesses and offer bonuses of up to 30% for the most severe bugs
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