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announced the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msrc\/microsoft-zero-day-quest?oneroute=true\">Zero Day Quest<\/a>, a significant expansion of its bug bounty programs, focused on uncovering high-impact security vulnerabilities in cloud and AI technologies. <\/p>\n<p>Under the program, Microsoft will double the bounty rewards for eligible AI vulnerabilities from Nov. 19, 2024, to Jan. 19, 2025, and give researchers direct access to the company\u2019s dedicated AI engineers and the AI Red Team, which specializes in probing AI systems for potential security flaws. The initiative is part of Microsoft\u2019s broader Secure Future Initiative, launched to pre-emptively address security vulnerabilities across its extensive suite of products and services.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft will also be adding bonus bounty multipliers for valid, important or critical severity issues across Microsoft\u2019s AI, Azure, Microsoft Identity, M365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform for the length of the challenge. <\/p>\n<p>Submissions can also qualify researchers for one of 45 spots in an onsite hacking event at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., which will be held in 2025. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cZero Day Quest will provide new opportunities for the security community to work hand in hand with Microsoft engineers and security researchers \u2014 bringing together the best minds in security to share, learn, and build community as we work to keep everyone safe,\u201d Tom Gallagher VP of engineering at the Microsoft Security Response Center, wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/msrc.microsoft.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/securing-ai-and-cloud-with-the-zero-day-quest\/\">in a blog entry posted Tuesday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The company plans to share post-discovery insights through the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program to allow the entire industry to learn from the identified security issues. The event reinforces Microsoft\u2019s commitment to elevating security standards and creating deeper partnerships within the cybersecurity community, ensuring more robust defenses across its platforms in light of increasing threats and <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/microsoft-critics-accuse-the-firm-of-negligence-in-latest-breach\/\">past security breaches involving its products<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event is not just about finding vulnerabilities; it\u2019s about fostering new and deepening existing partnerships between the Microsoft Security Response Center, product teams, and external researchers \u2014 raising the security bar for all,\u201d Gallagher wrote.<\/p>\n<p>More details on the program can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msrc\/microsoft-zero-day-quest?oneroute=true\">Microsoft\u2019s Security Response Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"4.2177121771218\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"14\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/microsoft-launches-zero-day-quest-competition-to-enhance-cloud-and-ai-security-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Greg Otto\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Greg Otto<\/h4>\n<p> Greg Otto is Editor-in-Chief of CyberScoop, overseeing all editorial content for the website. 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