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Developers do not view application security as a top priority, study finds

April 6, 2022
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While most would assume that developers are making cyber defenses a focal point, a new study has found that this may not be the case. According to Secure Code Warrior’s State of Developer-Driven Security 2022 survey, 86% of developers said they do not view application security as a top priority when writing code.

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