A later module addresses cybersecurity policy trough a social science framework. At this point, attention can be drawn to one type of policy, known as bug policies. These policies pay individuals for identifying vulnerabilities in a company’s cyber infrastructure using their penetration testing skill. The policies relate to economics in that they are based on cost/benefits principles. Read this article. Read this article and write a summary section to the use of the policies in your journal. Focus primarily on the literature review.

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Bug Bounties allow companies, whether small or big, to discover vulnerabilities without having to go through the struggle of spending thousands on IT professionals or go through loopholes and restrictions, and they can get a diverse group of people to find different and greatest number of bugs. Having these bug bounties can also help businesses catch bugs and other vulnerabilities that the personal IT of the company may overlook. Bug Bounties benefit both the company and the hackers too by getting compensated in case they are struggling to find work in their field.