A Hard Look at Software Security
In Season 2 of our podcast series, we’ll discuss the implications and mandates generated by Veracode’s most recent State of Software Security report. Our industry experts will pick up from Season 1’s highlights to take a closer look at application security today. Listeners will learn more about:
The impact security debt is having across industries
The changing attitudes and priorities put around application security
How the average number of days to fix software flaws has almost tripled since the last report
The case for scanning early and often
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Security debt across sectors: behind the numbers
Episode 09
A Hard Look at Software Security
Jan 15, 2020
13 mins
Overview
According to the latest State of Security Software report from Veracode, the retail industry has the lowest average number of unaddressed security flaws. Government and education have the largest “iceberg“ of security debt lurking below the surface. Financial services firms have the best fix rate among all industries.
In this episode of a Hard Look at Software Security, Tim Jarrett, Senior Director of Product Management with Veracode, will discuss security debt across industries, and what is influencing their flaw fix rates.
Listeners will learn more about:
- The differences in software security across sectors
- Why the government and education sectors have a so-called iceberg of security debt
- The details on why finance has the best fix rate