Apple has addressed more than 260 CVEs across all of its operating systems, browsers, and other software products


Apple has addressed more than 260 CVEs across all of its operating systems, browsers, and other software products, marking the largest single patch cycle in Cupertino’s history.

While this CVE count is hardly notable compared to some vendors – hello, Microsoft’s record-breaking 974 bugs disclosed earlier this month – it does set a company record for Apple. It also reflects the new reality of AI-driven bug hunting, as models become exponentially better and faster at finding security vulnerabilities.

However, the flip side of the AI coin we were promised – that models would also excel at writing patches and automatically fixing software and systems – yeah, that hasn’t happened yet.

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Source:  The Register News


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