<p>{You could|You can|You would|You may|You might|You possibly can|You could possibly} earn {up to|as much as} $200,000.<br />(Reuters) – Apple {said|stated|mentioned} it plans {to offer|to supply} rewards of {up to|as much as} $200,000 to researchers who {find|discover} {critical|crucial|important|essential|vital} {security|safety} bugs in its {products|merchandise}, {joining|becoming a member of} dozens of {firms|companies|corporations} that already {offer|supply|provide} {payments|funds} for {help|assist} uncovering flaws {in their|of their} {products|merchandise}.</p><p>The maker of iPhones and iPads {provided|offered|supplied} Reuters with {details|particulars} of the plan, {which includes|which incorporates} {some of the|a few of the|a number of the|among the} {biggest|largest|greatest} bounties {offered|provided|supplied} {to date|so far|thus far|up to now|to this point}, {ahead|forward} of unveiling it on Thursday afternoon {at the|on the} Black Hat cyber {security|safety} {conference|convention} in Las Vegas.</p><p>{The program|This system} will initially be {limited|restricted} to about two dozen researchers who Apple will invite {to help|to assist} {identify|determine|establish} hard-to-uncover {security|safety} bugs in {five|5} {specific|particular} {categories|classes}.</p><p>{Those|These} researchers have been chosen from the group of {experts|specialists|consultants} {who have|who've} {previously|beforehand} helped Apple {identify|determine|establish} bugs, {but|however} {have not|haven't} been compensated for that work, {the company|the corporate} {said|stated|mentioned}.</p><p>{The most|Probably the most|Essentially the most} {lucrative|profitable} {category|class}, which {offers|provides|presents|gives|affords} rewards of {up to|as much as} $200,000, is for bugs in Apple’s “{secure|safe} boot” firmware for {preventing|stopping} unauthorized {programs|packages|applications} from launching when an iOS {device|system|gadget|machine} is powered up.</p><p>Apple {said|stated|mentioned} it {decided|determined} to {limit|restrict} the scope of {the program|this system} {at the|on the} {advice|recommendation} of {other|different} {companies|corporations|firms} {that have|which have} {previously|beforehand} launched bounty {programs|packages|applications}.</p><p>{Those|These} {companies|corporations|firms} {said|stated|mentioned} that {if they|in the event that they} {were|have been|had been} to do it {again|once more}, {they would|they might|they'd} {start|begin} by inviting a small {list|listing|record|checklist} of researchers {to join|to hitch|to affix}, then {gradually|progressively|steadily|regularly|step by step} open it up over time, {according to|based on|in accordance with|in line with|in response to|in keeping with} Apple.</p><p>{Security|Safety} analyst {Rich|Wealthy} Mogull {said|stated|mentioned} that limiting participation would save Apple from {dealing with|coping with} a deluge of “low-value” bug {reports|reviews|stories|studies|experiences}.</p><p>“{Fully|Absolutely|Totally} open {programs|packages|applications} can {definitely|undoubtedly|positively} take {a lot of|lots of|plenty of|loads of|numerous|a whole lot of|a number of|a variety of|quite a lot of} {resources|assets|sources} to {manage|handle},” he {said|stated|mentioned}.</p><p>Apple declined to say which {firms|companies|corporations} {provided|offered|supplied} {advice|recommendation}.</p><p>Such rewards are {currently|presently|at present|at the moment} {offered|provided|supplied} by dozens of {firms|companies|corporations}, {including|together with} AT&amp;T T -{0|Zero}.14% , {Facebook|Fb} FB 1.51% , Google GOOGL -{0|Zero}.21% , Microsoft MSFT {0|Zero}.74% , Tesla Motors TSLA 2.13% and Yahoo YHOO 1.38% .</p><p>Microsoft, which has handed out $1.5 million in rewards to {security|safety} researchers {since it|because it} launched its program three years {ago|in the past}, {also|additionally} {offers|provides|presents|gives|affords} rewards for {identifying|figuring out} very {specific|particular} {types of|kinds of|forms of|varieties of|sorts of} bugs. Its two {biggest|largest|greatest} payouts have been for $100,000 {each|every}.</p><p>Not all bounty {programs|packages|applications} are as {focused|targeted|centered} as {the ones|those} from Apple AAPL {0|Zero}.08% and Microsoft.</p><p>{Facebook|Fb}, {for example|for instance}, has an open program {that offers|that gives|that provides} rewards for a wide-range of vulnerabilities. It has paid out {more than|greater than} ${4|four} million over the {past|previous} {five|5} years, with {last|final} {year|yr|12 months}’s {average|common} {payment|cost|fee} at $1,780.</p><p>In March, {Facebook|Fb} paid $10,000 to a 10-year-old boy in Finland who {found|discovered} a {way to|method to|approach to|solution to|strategy to|option to|technique to} delete {user|consumer|person} {comments|feedback} from Instagram accounts.</p>