Software companies and computer manufacturers offer bounties to those who report them.
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum searches for a computer nerd (and illegal immigrant) who has skipped out on his bail to Las Vegas. 3 1 NAKED EMPIRE, by Terry Goodkind.
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum searches for a computer nerd (and illegal immigrant) who has skipped out on his bail to Las Vegas.
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum searches for a computer nerd (and illegal immigrant) who has skipped out on his bail to Las Vegas. 3 2 2 BLINDSIDE, by Catherine Coulter.
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum searches for a computer nerd (and illegal immigrant) who has skipped out on his bail to Las Vegas. 2 1 18 THE DA VINCI CODE, by Dan Brown.
The auditors -- whom some White House officials are already referring to as "bounty hunters" -- would have high-tech computer programs that would troll through billing records for fraudulent claims.
Following the completion of relevant background checks on third party computer security specialists, the DHS bug bounty program will assign relevant systems and operations to be analyzed by security specialists in search for vulnerabilities.
For years, companies have mainly gone one of two routes: Hire a consulting firm, who comes in semi-regularly for an exhaustive but brief vetting, or host a bug bounty that allows anyone with access to a computer to hack away at their systems and get cash rewards if a bug is found.
Prosecutors said the burglar, Shawn McAleese, who was sentenced to a lengthy prison term on Wednesday, tunneled or dug through walls to get to his gastronomic bounty, also stealing nearly $23,500 in cash along with computer equipment.
"It only took me three or four days and no money, so that was pretty sweet," said Mr. Martin, who connects his computer to his television to watch his bounty on the bigger screen.
