Google Online Security Blog: Find and $eek! Increased rewards for Google Nest & Fitbit devices

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Find and $eek! Increased rewards for Google Nest & Fitbit devices

April 5, 2022

Posted by Medha Jain, Program Manager, Devices & Services Security
Google Nest security commitmentssmart homewearablesBug HuntersBonus!
We are paying higher rewards retroactively for eligible Google Nest and Fitbit devices reports submitted in 2021. And, starting today, for the next six months, will double the reward amount for all new eligible reports applicable to Google Nest & Fitbit devices in scope.

We will continue to take reports on our web applications, services, and mobile apps at their existing reward levels. Please keep those coming!

An enhanced rewards program
Building on our previous programs to improve devices' embedded security posture, we’re bringing all our first-party devices under a single program, starting with Google Nest, Fitbit, and Pixel.
This program extends the Android Security Reward Program, making it easier for researchers to submit a vulnerability in first-party devices and improving consistency across our severity assignments. Refer to the Android and Google Devices Security Reward Program for more details.

What interests us?
We encourage researchers to report firmware, system software, and hardware vulnerabilities. Our wide diversity of platforms provides researchers with a smorgasbord of environments to explore.

What's next?
We will be at the Hardwear.io conference this year! The VRP team is looking forward to meeting our security peers in person. We’ll be talking about the architecture of a couple of our devices, hoping to give security researchers a head start in finding vulnerabilities. We’ll have plenty of swag, too!

We will continue to enhance the researchers' experience and participation. We intend to add training documentations and target areas that interest us as we grow the program.

A huge thanks to Sarah Jacobus, Adam Bacchus, Ankur Chakraborty, Eduardo' Vela" <Nava>, Jay Cox, and Nic Watson.