doc: revise security-reporting text in README

Simplify and clarify the security-reporting text in the README. Now is
also probably a good time to ping the security triage folks to make sure
the text is still accurate.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23407
Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Yuta Hiroto <hello@hiroppy.me>
Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <myles.borins@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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## Security
Security flaws in Node.js should be reported by emailing security@nodejs.org.
Please do not disclose security bugs publicly until they have been handled by
the security team.
If you find a security vulnerability in Node.js, please report it to
security@nodejs.org. Please withhold public disclosure until after the security
team has addressed the vulnerability.
Your email will be acknowledged within 24 hours, and you will receive a more
detailed response to your email within 48 hours indicating the next steps in
handling your report.
The security team will acknowledge your email within 24 hours. You will receive
a more detailed response within 48 hours.
There are no hard and fast rules to determine if a bug is worth reporting as
a security issue. The general rule is an issue worth reporting should allow an