Security News > 2022 > October > Want More Secure Software? Start Recognizing Security-Skilled Developers

Professional developers want to do the right thing, but in terms of security, they are rarely set up for success.

The 2022 State of Developer-Driven Security Survey in conjunction with Evans Data supports this outlook, with 86% of surveyed developers revealing that they do not view application security as a top priority.

The companies of today want the security offered by DevSecOps sadly, have been slow to reward developers who answer that call.

Within such a system, developers who take the time to learn about security and secure their code could actually be losing out on better performance reviews and lucrative bonuses that their less-security-aware colleagues continue to earn.

Some very skilled developers have decades of experience coding, but very little when it comes to security after all, it was never required of them, nor a measure of success or quality work.

Instead, developers should be rewarded based on their ability to create good, secure coding patterns, with the best candidates becoming security champions that help the rest of the team improve their skills.

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