Google says Apple is faster than Microsoft - at closing security holes
In 2021, it took an average of 52 days to close a security vulnerability reported by Google's Project Zero. Three years earlier, the average was 80 days.
Since 2014, Google's Project Zero has been looking for security vulnerabilities in software and reporting them to the respective manufacturers. There were 376 gaps in the last three years - the majority of which affected Apple, Microsoft and Google.
Linux is the fastest
The numbers only say something about how long it took for the update to be released. The security vulnerability could also have been closed after just one day, but manufacturers only deviate from their usual update cycles in exceptional cases when there is a particularly serious security vulnerability. It is positive that Google shortens this period from six to four weeks for the Chrome browser, for example.
90 days time
Project Zero gives developers 90 days to close a vulnerability after it is reported. Upon request, a delay of 14 days is possible. However, Project Zero makes a security hole public after 104 days at the latest - regardless of whether it has been fixed or not. This increases the pressure on manufacturers to close a gap.
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