Google wants to be sure that it finds bugs in its services before the bad guys do.<br />The company announced on Friday that it's setting aside $1 million next year to fund independent security research into Drive, its cloud storage product.<br />Google has more than 500 security experts on its staff, but it also works with independent researchers to try to make sure it isn't overlooking any vulnerabilities.<br />"Keeping files safe in Google Drive is super important," Kevin Nelson, product manager for Google Drive, wrote in the announcement.<br />"That's why Drive uses Google's highly-secure, custom-built data centers to store your photos, videos, and other documents.<br />But it's not just fences, cameras, and lasers that keep things safe - it's people."<br />Google has been trying to woo businesses over to its cloud storage, where it competes with companies such as Microsoft and Carbonite, and it wants to show that Drive is a secure place to put sensitive business data.
