DARPA’s first ever bug bounty program – the Finding Exploits to Thwart Tampering (FETT) Bug Bounty – aims to utilize hundreds of ethical researchers to deep dive into secure hardware architectures in development on the System Security Integration Through Hardware and Firmware (SSITH) program, and uncover and address potential vulnerabilities or flaws that could weaken their defenses.

DARPA is partnering with the Department of Defense’s Defense Digital Service (DDS) and Synack, a trusted crowdsourced security company on FETT. FETT is expected to run from July-September 2020.

Those interested in participating in the FETT Bug Bounty have a chance to qualify to join Synack’s community of ethical researchers – the Synack Red Team (SRT).

Prior to the start of FETT, Synack is running a Capture-the-Flag (CTF) qualifier for any cybersecurity enthusiast interested in gaining access to the SSITH defenses. Qualified security researchers have an opportunity to earn a Technical Assessment ‘Fast Pass’ to join SRT.

The Capture-the-Flag (CTF) event will run from June 15-29, 2020.

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