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Benedict Collins

UK Government security debt is putting public sector cybersecurity at risk

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New research has revealed over half of public sector applications contain some kind of security debt - a vulnerability or flaw that has existed within the application for more than one year.

The Veracode State of Software Security Public Sector 2024 report found on a global scale, 42% of applications contain security debt, but looking at just the public sector reveals a stark difference, with 59% of public sector applications affected.

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