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CanSecWest is an annual security conference in Vancouver, Canada, known for hosting the Pwn2Own hacking competition. On WindowsForum.com, discussions about CanSecWest cover Microsoft's participation, including announcements of bug bounty program expansions such as the addition of Microsoft OneDrive to the Online Services Bug Bounty Program. The conference also features demonstrations of exploits targeting Microsoft products, as seen in the 2011 Pwn2Own event where a researcher used three vulnerabilities to compromise Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7. These threads highlight the conference's role in showcasing security research and Microsoft's efforts to incentivize vulnerability reporting through bounty programs.
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Microsoft Bounty Programs Announce Expansion – Bounty for Microsoft OneDrive
At Microsoft, we continue to add new properties to our security bug bounty programs to help keep our customer’s secure. Today, I’m pleased to announce the addition of Microsoft OneDrive to the Microsoft Online Services Bug Bounty Program. This addition further incentivizes security researchers...- News
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Pwn2Own 2011: IE8 on Windows 7 hijacked with 3 vulnerabilities
Using three different vulnerabilities and clever exploitation techniques, Irish security researcher Stephen Fewer successfully hacked into a 64-bit Windows 7 (SP1) running Internet Explorer 8 to win this year’s CanSecWest hacker challenge. More...- News
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