http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/011514-encrypted-messaging-startup-wickr-offers-277752.html
By Jeremy Kirk
IDG News Service
January 15, 2014
Two-year-old startup Wickr is offering a reward of up to US$100,000 to
anyone who can find a serious vulnerability in its mobile encrypted
messaging application, which is designed to thwart spying by hackers and
governments.
The reward puts the small company in the same league as Google, Facebook
and Microsoft, all of which offer substantial payouts to security
researchers for finding dangerous bugs that could compromise their users'
data.
Wickr has already closely vetted its application so the challenge could be
tough. Veracode, an application security testing company, and Stroz
Friedberg, a computer forensics firm, have reviewed the software, in
addition to independent security researchers.
In a statement, Wickr said "we expect finding critical vulnerabilities in
Wickr to be difficult and are honored to work with those that do."
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