Study Says Finding Exploits, Not Fixes, Slows Software Patching
A new post from a16z looks at 23 years of data on AI and the patch gap. Its headline argues that the exploit, rather than the fix, was the bottleneck. The piece focuses on how quickly software flaws get repaired and what that means for security.
Quick glossarya16z, patch gap, exploit
- a16z
- Andreessen Horowitz, a US venture capital firm known for backing technology startups and software companies.
- patch gap
- The time between when a software flaw is found and when its fix is released.
- exploit
- A piece of code or method that takes advantage of a software flaw to cause harm or gain access.
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