Securing the Public Sector in 2026: The Security Debt Crisis Demands Action Now
Veracode’s analysis of 1.6 million applications shows what government agencies and SLED organizations can do to reduce mounting security debt. 82% of organizations carry security debt – known vulnerabilities sitting unresolved for over a year – and critical security debt surged 20% in a single year, now hitting 60% of organizations. Nation-state actors, ransomware
Report Snapshot
- The four key metrics defining the public sector security debt crisis in 2026
- Current Zero Trust priorities
- How the 2026 mandate landscape – BOD 26-04, EO 14028, M-26-05, GSA framework – maps to your specific application compliance obligations
- Why AI-generated code is introducing a new category of high-severity risk into government development pipelines
- Six prioritized recommendations for Federal leaders and six for SLED organizations to act on now