'Astoundingly high' number of apps have an average of 14 vulnerabilities

Sooraj Shah
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96 per cent of apps have security flaws, according to research by Cenzic

Some 96 per cent of tested apps have an average of 14 vulnerabilities, according to research carried out by US application security intelligence provider Cenzic. Cenzic's Application Security Tr...

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