Veracode published its latest State of Software Security research report that examined the top factors influencing flaw introduction and accumulation in the Financial Services sector – with automation and training as key drivers that reduce flaw introduction. It shows that nearly 72% of applications in the financial services sector contain security flaws, which is the lowest of all industries analyzed and an improvement since last year. The research also indicates that financial services organizations benefit significantly from automation through API usage and interactive security training, with the two factors lowering the chance of flaw introduction by 19% per month.