Software Security: Vulnerabilities Take a Holiday – Fix Times Now 8.5 Months!
The average fix time for software security vulnerabilities is now a leisurely eight and a half months, leaving hackers more time for yoga. Blame it on AI and third-party code! Veracode’s report shows 50% of organizations juggling critical security debt. It’s a software security circus out there!
Hot Take:
Hey developers, if you’re sitting on a pile of security debt, it’s time to start paying off! Veracode’s latest report reveals that the average fix time for software vulnerabilities is now longer than your average gestation period for elephants—eight and a half months! This delay is mainly due to an overreliance on third-party code and AI-generated snippets. So, if you’re planning on taking a vacation, maybe fix a few bugs first, eh? Otherwise, your code might just implode faster than a bad soufflé!
Key Points:
– Average fix time for software vulnerabilities has increased to 8.5 months, marking a 47% rise over five years.
– A hefty 70% of critical security debt stems from third-party code and the software supply chain.
– The top 25% of organizations fix over 10% of flaws monthly, while the bottom 25% barely manage to fix 1%.
– 56% of applications contain high-severity vulnerabilities, but the prevalence of high-severity flaws has halved since 2016.
– Encouragingly, the proportion of apps without OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities has increased by 63% over five years.