Wednesday 11 May 2011

Less Than Fifty Percent of Third Party Code is Tested for Quality and Security in Development

Coverity, the software integrity leader, announced today the results of the "Software Integrity Risk Report," a commissioned study conducted by Forrester on behalf of Coverity. The software integrity research surveyed 336 software development influencers in North America and Europe on current practices and market trends for managing software quality, security and safety.

According to the study, the majority of companies source software code from multiple third parties. The study stated that this code is not tested for quality, safety and security with the same rigor as in-house developed software. The report also reveals a skewed risk-to-responsibility forming in development and highlights the impact software defects have on business.

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Less Than Fifty Percent of Third Party Code is Tested for Quality and Security in Development