As big as Google is and with the resources available to devote over 500 software engineers and security experts to protecting an asset like Google Drive, their cloud based storage solution, they still cannot compete with the whole rest of the world. That is why the Google Drive team enlists outside parties to help find and correct security holes to help ensure data is safe. Google announced today that they will continue two programs that provide funding for independent security researchers in 2016.
Google operates a research grant program for security research. For the upcoming year, the company pledged $1,000,000 to provide funding for grants as part of this program. If a researcher does not happen to be part of a group that receives a grant, they can still cash in to the tune of $20,000 for anyone who finds and reports a “qualifying issue.” This bounty program is a continuation of past efforts as well.
The Google Drive team points out that these efforts to maintain and improve security help set Google Drive above your typical local hard drive which is pretty much static as the day it is delivered. This is a potential selling point for the company as more and more people invest in Android devices and Chromebooks that make use of Google Drive.
source: Google Drive Blog
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