Veracode: Half of Business Apps Insecure

According to a study by code-testing company Veracode, 58 percent of software submitted to Veracode for testing is susceptible to application layer attacks. The number jumps to 88 percent when measured against Veracode's most stringent criteria, reports ZDNet UK.

SC Magazine says with regard to open source software, the report found that it

has comparable security, faster remediation times and fewer potential backdoors than commercial or outsourced software.

The report shows that cross-site scripting was the most common vulnerability. Another interesting finding: Financial and government sectors scored best due to the extensive compliance regulation that they are subject to, while the least-secure applications are used at software companies themselves.