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Hacking Contest to Test Web Browsers, Mobile Devices

Posted by Kara Reeder Feb 27, 2009 12:29:36 PM

TippingPoint's DVLabs third annual Pwn2Own contest will focus on Web browsers and mobile devices, reports InformationWeek.

According to Computerworld, the first hackers to crack either an Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian or Windows Mobile phone without accessing it physically could walk away with $10,000. Hackers finding browser bugs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari or IE8 will get $5,000 apiece. This year's platform will either be a Sony Vaio running Windows 7 or a MacBook running Mac OS X.

IT Business Edge blogger Ralph DeFrangesco thinks these kinds of contests are good. He says,

"The hackers that enter these contests offer an excellent insight into their craft. This is an unusual opportunity for security professionals to meet hackers on neutral territory and learn how to better protect the hardware and software that we all use and support."

The contest begins March 18.

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