Security News > 2022 > April > Steady rise in severe web vulnerabilities

Invicti Security released a research which reveals a rise in severe web vulnerabilities and the need for executive leaders to intertwine their application security and digital transformation efforts to reduce risk.

The report examines web vulnerabilities from over 939 customers worldwide and was derived from the largest data set yet, with more than 23 billion security checks executed on customer applications uncovering over 282,000 direct-impact vulnerabilities.

The data shows that numerous commonplace and well-understood vulnerabilities continue to proliferate in web applications, and the continued presence of these vulnerabilities presents a serious risk to organizations in every industry.

Direct-impact vulnerabilities simply aren't reducing in frequency, but there are foundational elements to every AppSec program that can improve security posture.

For many organizations without adequate security measures, the persistence of vulnerabilities can be attributed to failures in secure design, a lack of comprehensive scanning, and the prevailing talent gap in cybersecurity.

"Once again, we've seen that even well-known vulnerabilities are still prevalent in web applications," said Invicti president and COO Mark Ralls.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/04/08/severe-web-vulnerabilities-rise/