In 2023, when asked about responsibility for security testing in their organization, 46 percent of respondents worldwide stated that their internal security team was responsible for such testing. Developers and software engineers followed, mentioned by 45 percent of respondents. On the other hand, just under one-third of respondents used external consultants for conducting security testing in their organization in 2023.
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IT professionals with security as part of their role or responsibilities, including developers, AppSec professionals, DevOps engineers, CISOs, and experts.
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According to the source, survey participants came from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Germany, China, Singapore, and Japan.
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