42% of services rely on libraries that are no longer actively maintained

May 27, 2026

42% of services rely on libraries that are no longer actively maintained — This cybersecurity statistic was published by DataDog in May 2026. It covers topics including DevSecOps, Dependency Management. The original data appears in State of DevSecOps. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 2/26/2026

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42% of services rely on libraries that are no longer actively maintained This data was published by DataDog and covers DevSecOps, Dependency Management.

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This statistic comes from State of DevSecOps, published by DataDog on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.datadoghq.com/state-of-devsecops/.

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42% of services rely on libraries that are no longer actively maintained

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