GitHub Security Alerts Lead to Fewer Vulnerable Code Libraries

GitHub says the introduction of security alerts last year has led to a significantly smaller number of vulnerable code libraries on the platform.

The code hosting service announced in mid-November 2017 the introduction of a . “Additionally, 15 percent of alerts are dismissed within seven days—that means nearly half of all alerts are responded to within a week. Of the remaining alerts that are unaddressed or unresolved, the majority belong to repositories that have not had a contribution in the last 90 days.”

GitHub was recently hit by a

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