The State of Code

Modern software development faces growing security challenges as code quality impacts business operations and customer trust. Poor software quality costs the US economy over $2.41 trillion annually, with AI-generated code amplifying vulnerabilities in human-written code.

This report analyzes 7.9 billion lines of code from nearly one million developers to reveal critical security trends, including:

• Log injection vulnerabilities compromising system monitoring
• Hard-coded credentials creating persistent risks
• Cross-site scripting and database injection attacks exposing sensitive data

Explore the report to understand these issues and discover strategies for building secure applications.