Internet Defense Prize, the Facebook award for Internet security

Facebook awarded the Internet Defense Prize to two German researchers who worked on a method of detecting the vulnerability of Web applications. Internet for free: this is how the creator of Facebook tackles the digital divide

This is an important sector, both for the Network and for the Facebook Social Network which in any case makes use of the connection to service applications, games and various sharing.

The Facebook Internet Defense Prize was awarded on Wednesday to the two researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. It is Johannes Dahse and Tpohorsten Holz who received the money permit for a document that illustrates how to find flaws, bugs and other flaws that hackers could exploit. The document will be examined by the security section of Facebook. The commission had structured the award to reward funding useful technologies in the real world.

Facebook’s technical director of security said “We have decided to focus on creating more opportunities and incentives for researchers who produce inventions and innovations that protect people.”

“Our initiative – continued John Flynn – is this award that recognizes research that combines a functional prototype with a significant contribution to Internet security, in particular for the protection and defense sectors”. Flynn was a member of the awards committee in which USENIX also collaborated for Security in Southern California. More articles on Facebook. Facebook 13.1 released for iOS with reduced application crashes – How to use Facebook chat without downloading Facebook Messenger – Facebook messenger becomes mandatory? Here are the downloads for iOS and Android

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