"Research Reveals Software Security at Public Sector Organizations Lagging"

Veracode has released research findings indicating that applications developed by public sector organizations typically contain more security vulnerabilities than those created by private sector organizations. The findings are significant because an increase in the number of application vulnerabilities and flaws correlates with an increase in risk. The research arrives as the federal government increases efforts to strengthen cybersecurity, with initiatives aimed at reducing vulnerabilities in government-critical applications. Researchers discovered that nearly 82 percent of applications developed by public sector organizations contained at least one security vulnerability in their most recent scan over the past 12 months, compared to 74 percent of applications developed by private sector organizations. Public sector applications had a 7–12 percent greater likelihood of introducing a flaw in the last 12 months, depending on the type of flaw tracked. This article continues to discuss key findings from Veracode's State of Software Security report. 

Business Wire reports "Research Reveals Software Security at Public Sector Organizations Lagging"