Adobe: Bug reporting and the sandbox

Adobe: Bug reporting and the sandbox

Adobe: Bug reporting and the sandbox

Date: Aug 11, 2010

Brad Arkin talks about Adobe's policy on "bug bounties" and why it's decided to play in a "sandbox."

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