Google Tests Doubling Chrome's Security Patch Cadence to Outpace Hackers
Since 2023, Google has released weekly security updates for the Chrome browser, but the company is now testing a twice-per-week cadence to stay ahead of "AI-powered attacks."A Google white paper released Thursday details its efforts to use large language models to accelerate the discovery of software vulnerabilities. The report includes a graph that shows the number of security bugs fixed in Chrome’s stable releases has skyrocketed in recent months. (Credit: Google) “At this point, we have LLMs generating candidate fixes for most vulnerabilities,” the company wrote. “In the last two milestones, Chrome 149 and 150, we have fixed 1,072 security bugs, surpassing the total number of security bugs fixed across the prior 23 milestones combined,” dating back to June 2024.
- ▪Since 2023, Google has released weekly security updates for the Chrome browser, but the company is now testing a twice-per-week cadence to stay ahead of "AI-powered attacks."A Google white paper released Thursday details its efforts to use
- ▪The report includes a graph that shows the number of security bugs fixed in Chrome’s stable releases has skyrocketed in recent months. (Credit: Google) “At this point, we have LLMs generating candidate fixes for most vulnerabilities,” the c
- ▪“In the last two milestones, Chrome 149 and 150, we have fixed 1,072 security bugs, surpassing the total number of security bugs fixed across the prior 23 milestones combined,” dating back to June 2024.
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Since 2023, Google has released weekly security updates for the Chrome browser, but the company is now testing a twice-per-week cadence to stay ahead of "AI-powered attacks."A Google white paper released Thursday details its efforts to use large language models to accelerate the discovery of software vulnerabilities. The report includes a graph that shows the number of security bugs fixed in Chrome’s stable releases has skyrocketed in recent months. (Credit: Google) “At this point, we have LLMs generating candidate fixes for most vulnerabilities,” the company wrote. “In the last two milestones, Chrome 149 and 150, we have fixed 1,072 security bugs, surpassing the total number of security bugs fixed across the prior 23 milestones combined,” dating back to June 2024.
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