The Elastic Contributor Program, launched in September 2020, aims to foster community engagement and knowledge sharing within the Elastic community by rewarding contributions. The program encourages participants to contribute to the public GitHub repository for Elastic Security, where they can develop and share free security rules openly. Detailed instructions and tools are provided for creating and testing these rules, with support available from the Elastic team for collaboration and feedback. Beyond code contributions, the program also values participation through event organization, presentations, written content, and more, offering recognition and rewards such as training subscriptions and event tickets for top contributors. Participants can track their contributions and progress through the Elastic Contributor Program portal, enhancing both personal development and community growth.