Microsoft BlueHat Prize Contest

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

As part of our commitment to a more secure computing experience, the BlueHat Prize aims to motivate development of innovative solutions intended to address serious computer security threats.

WHAT IS THE CONTEST?

The inaugural Microsoft BlueHat Prize contest challenges security researchers to design a novel runtime mitigation technology designed to prevent the exploitation of memory safety vulnerabilities. The solution considered to be the most innovative by the Microsoft BlueHat Prize board will be presented the grand prize of US $200,000. Important information:

Entries will be accepted and must be received by email to bluehatprize@microsoft.com between August 3, 2011 to midnight Pacific Time on April 1, 2012.
The winning entry will be announced at Black Hat USA 2012.
Submitters retain all rights to the intellectual property in the content they submit and Microsoft has the right to license that content.
For full details, see rules and regulations.

YOU COULD WIN

First prize: $200,000 (USD)
Second prize: $50,000 (USD)
Third prize: MSDN Universal subscription valued at $10,000 (USD)

HOW TO ENTER?

To enter your new solution to prevent exploitation of memory safety vulnerabilities, send an email to bluehatprize@microsoft.com and include:

Full documentation of your original idea (description and any necessary diagrams)
A code prototype, demonstrating your idea in action

The Microsoft BlueHat Prize board will reply with additional instructions about how to submit a complete entry. If you have any questions review the FAQ page or see rules and regulations. If you can't find the information you need, send your question to: bluehatprize@microsoft.com.