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tier 3
About this tag
The tier 3 tag on WindowsForum.com covers content related to Microsoft's Speculative Execution Bounty Launch program, which was a limited-time bounty program for speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities disclosed in January 2018. In this context, tier 3 refers to one of the bounty tiers within the program, offering rewards for qualifying vulnerabilities. The tag is relevant for discussions about Microsoft's security research initiatives, vulnerability disclosure programs, and the specific bounty tiers established to encourage research into speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities and their mitigations.
Today, Microsoft is announcing the launch of a limited-time bounty program for speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities. This new class of vulnerabilities was disclosed in January 2018 and represented a major advancement in the research in this field. In recognition of that threat...