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Attackers exploit new application vulnerabilities in just 5 days.

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The average application is exposed to 81 confirmed, viable attacks each month that evade other defences

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On average, applications contain 30 serious vulnerabilities.

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Applications face an average of 17 new application vulnerabilities per month.

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Developer teams remediate, on average, 6 application vulnerabilities per month.

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It takes an average of 84 days to patch even the most critical flaws in applications.

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The average application is targeted by attackers once every 3 minutes.

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GPT4 can write exploits for 87% of known vulnerabilities.

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95% of software weaknesses are directly attributable to open-source code.

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26% of security professionals said AI code generation and vibe coding risks were the most pressing or high-stakes issue AI creates for organizations today.

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Nearly a third (29%) of teams still lack the tools and processes needed to analyze SBOMs for vulnerabilities.

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35% of security professionals said data security and privacy risks was the most pressing or high-stakes issue AI creates for organizations today.

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Over 90% of modern codebases are built upon open-source dependencies.

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Almost all (88%) of respondents reported that AI has the potential to critically or significantly enhance software supply chain security visibility.

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70% of respondents admitted that when a fix is not available for a vulnerability, they either don’t have or are not sure if they have a remediation plan in place

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32% of security professionals think they can deliver zero-vulnerability software.

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47% of security professionals have not started SBOM integration or are presently evaluating tools and practices.

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A substantial 34% of security professionals reported difficulty in accurately identifying and tracking open-source components.

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68% of security professionals feel uncertain about achieving the near-impossible outcome of zero-vulnerability software.

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Almost half (48%) of security professionals are falling behind global SBOM compliance regulations.

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