The U.S. is far ahead of the rest of the world in its adoption of several software and network security practices, according to the “Global State of DevSecOps 2023” report released in October by Synopsys. Countries like France and Japan should take notice and consider re-prioritizing future efforts.
Responsibility for security testing varies greatly depending on location. For instance, 53% of U.S. survey participants said developers are at least partly responsible for security testing, compared to 45% globally, an indicator of higher level DevSecOps maturity in the United States.
Similarly, reliance on cross-functional DevSecOps teams is also higher in the U.S. compared to global peers (45% versus 36%), as well as the use of external consultants (46% versus 33%), which are often used for penetration testing.
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