Summer of Clearinghouses

The article discusses the emergence of 'clearinghouses' for managing pre-disclosure vulnerabilities in open source software, driven by AI-powered security research. These platforms aim to centralize vulnerability data, but the real value lies in automated actuation—turning findings into patched, signed software artifacts quickly. The author emphasizes that scale, speed of remediation, and upstream patching are critical for effectiveness, while warning that many announced clearinghouses are superficial. The long-term goal is to move beyond patching toward 'secure by design' systems that prevent vulnerabilities altogether.

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