Research finds vulnerabilities in 97 percent of applications

Data from 3,900 tests conducted on 2,600 software or systems targets reveals that 97 percent had some form of vulnerability, 30 percent of the targets had high-risk vulnerabilities, and six percent had critical-risk vulnerabilities. In the research from Synopsis 83 percent of the tested targets were web applications or systems, 12 percent mobile applications, and the remainder either source code or network systems/applications. Industries represented in the tests include software and internet, financial services, business services, manufacturing, media and entertainment, and healthcare. "Cloud-based deployments, modern technology frameworks, and the rapid pace of delivery is forcing security groups to react more… [Continue Reading]