Security issues can go undetected for years before being disclosed: GitHub report

Source:-https://www.thehindubusinessline.com Most vulnerabilities are from mistakes, not malicious attacks Security vulnerabilities can often go undetected for over four years before they are disclosed, according to the latest 2020 Security report by GitHub. As per the report, vulnerabilities can often not be detected for more than for years. Once they are disclosed, developers may take over four weeks to fix these vulnerabilities. Once they are identified, the package maintainer and security community typically create and release a fix in just over

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