A new study from IBM and Ponemon Institute surveyed application security professionals to determine their effectiveness at managing application security risk. 56 percent of respondents said their organizations are influenced by pressure to release new apps quickly. At any given time, malicious code infects more than 11.6 million mobile devices. Application security testing permits organizations to address potential application vulnerabilities by remediating them prior to release. The survey indicated that basic security steps like these are often neglected even though they represent a critical development life cycle requirement. There are simple steps that organizations can take to break the rush-to-release cycle and secure application empires.”]