Software
We've curated 35 cybersecurity statistics about Software to help you understand how vulnerabilities in applications and operating systems are being exploited and mitigated in 2025. Stay informed about the latest trends in secure software development!
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Software spending is forecast to reach $1.44362 trillion in 2026, growing 15.1% year-over-year.
42% of SMB owners and cyber leaders prioritized subscriptions to non-essential software over new cybersecurity investments in the past year.
41% of successful Canadian software buyers considered patching and update practices before purchase.
62% of satisfied Canadian software buyers expect to increase their software spend next year, compared to 79% of disappointed buyers.
38% of successful Canadian software buyers evaluated a vendor's reputation for incident response before purchase.
89% of Canadian software buyers who experienced implementation disruptions later regretted their decision in 2026.
32% of successful Canadian software buyers checked encryption standards of vendors before purchase.
Approximately 50% of satisfied Canadian software adopters planned their rollout stages in advance, while only 27% of disappointed buyers did the same.
Successful Canadian software adopters typically complete vendor selection in about three months, while disappointed buyers take four to five months.
99% of satisfied Canadian software buyers narrowed their choices to five vendors or fewer, compared to 90% of disappointed buyers.
40% of Canadian software buyers reported satisfaction with their purchase in 2026.
49% of successful Canadian software buyers paid close attention to a vendor’s history of breaches or attacks before purchase.
Software accounts for roughly 30% of security budgets, making it the second-largest line item after staff and compensation.
SecOps solutions represent the largest share of software budgets at 16%.
Applications face an average of 17 new application vulnerabilities per month.
It takes an average of 84 days to patch even the most critical flaws in applications.
Developer teams remediate, on average, 6 application vulnerabilities per month.
The average application is exposed to 81 confirmed, viable attacks each month that evade other defences
The average application is targeted by attackers once every 3 minutes.
On average, applications contain 30 serious vulnerabilities.