OPSWAT Survey Finds Poor Adoption of Security Best Practices for Web Application Security, Leaving Critical Infrastructure Industries Vulnerable to Increased Cyber Threats

Survey reveals that 82% of organizations with web applications that accept file uploads have increased concerns about malware attacks in the last year, but only 8% implement security best practices Tampa, FL – August 26, 2021 – OPSWAT, the global leader in Critical Infrastructure Protection, today announced the results of its Web Application Security Report, revealing that, despite a marked increase in concerns around malware attacks and third-party risk, only 8% of organizations with web applications for file uploads have fully implemented the best practices for file upload security. Most concerning, one-third of organizations with a web application for file uploads do not scan all file uploads to detect malicious files and a majority do not sanitize file uploads with Content Disarm Reconstruction (CDR) to prevent unknown malware and zero-day attacks. “The hybrid workspace has been driving digital transformation and cloud migration initiatives for a while now, and the

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