CVE disclosure is not the start of the security timeline. Using CVE-2025-24813 (Apache Tomcat) as a case study, this analysis reveals that fixes often ship before vulnerabilities are publicly named. Organizations that apply routine maintenance updates were protected a month before the CVE was disclosed, while those waiting for
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Are you sitting comfortably?The CVE is (almost) not importantThe Inversion of the Security TimelineHabit vs. HypeThe Flawed Assumption of Loud AlertsPrioritising Changes Over StoriesThe main timelineAre we done?How the message dilutesA common scenerioWhat This Means to You and What to Do NextWhat this means in practiceWhat you should do nextSecurity does not start at liftoff.Sort: