Software security (also known as application security to some) is less than a decade old. Software security is now considered a real subsector of computer security and is tracked by analysts. The Yankee Group estimates that the entire market is worth between $250-275 million. Black box testing tool vendors earned between $58-$70 million last year. Source-code analysis tools are often very reasonable places to start for development groups that want to tackle the software security problem, especially in shops that are code intensive.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/analytics/want-turns-to-need