To secure Chrome users better, Google is switching to a weekly timeline of releasing security patches in the Stable channel.
This would reduce the patch gap – currently at 15 days – and supply bug fixes faster. This aside, Google Chrome is testing a new way of informing people about a new update availability with a highlighted button near the menu bar.
Chrome’s Weekly Security Updates
Observing how quickly the hackers read exploits, Google is shifting Chrome’s biweekly security update model to a weekly one to reduce the patch gap and safeguard the browser users better.
To those not in the know, Google Chrome runs on Chromium engine, an open-source project that lets anyone view the source code, submit changes for review and see the changes made by anyone else, even security bug fixes. Since it’s open, it effectively allows hackers to see and exploit the loopholes quickly – even before a patch is released to the user clients.
And a more significant patch gap – the time between the patch being tested by developers and shipped in a Stable channel – will allow hackers to develop exploits better. Thus, reducing this patch gap will cut the critical time for hackers and safeguard users better.
The current patch gap is around 15 days(two weeks), upgraded from the previous 35 days span, where it offered even more time for hackers to work. Well, the newly decided weekly patch updates will result in security fixes shipping “3.5 days sooner on average, greatly reducing the already small window“.
This aside, Google is also testing new ways to inform users about a new update whenever it’s available. In the Chrome browser’s top right corner, where the menu is, you should see a green button-like notification informing you about an update whenever available.
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