Leaving behind an old image, web apps have become better and better with the passage of time. There was a time when the performance of Web apps was not at all good according to web app development stats and these web apps used to ask users to download mobile apps for a better experience.
But now, web apps are also improving and users can browse whatever they like without any hurdle. So, we can say that this comeback, which web applications have done, has increased the demand for web app development in the market.
Here, in this piece of article, we are going to introduce you with some of the top Web App Development Stats 2020 keeping in consideration the previous year journey and stats too.
The overall security of web applications has continued to improve, but still leaves much to be desired.
Hackers can attack users in 9 out of 10 web applications. Attacks include redirecting users to a hacker-controlled resource, stealing credentials in phishing attacks, and infecting computers with malware. Unauthorized access to applications is possible on 39 percent of sites. In 2019, full control of the system could be obtained on 16 percent of web applications. On 8 percent of systems, full control of the web application server allowed attacking the local network. Breaches of sensitive data were a threat in 68 percent of web applications. Most breachable data was of a personal nature (47% of breaches) or credentials (31%).
2 percent of vulnerabilities were located in application code. The average number of vulnerabilities per web application fell by a third compared to 2018. On average, each system contained 22 vulnerabilities, of which 4 were of high severity. One out of five vulnerabilities has high severity. Trends The percentage of web applications containing high-risk vulnerabilities in 2019 fell significantly, by 17 percentage points compared to the prior year. The average number of severe vulnerabilities per web application also fell, by almost one third.
The last five years show a reduction in the percentage of sites containing severe vulnerabilities. This is an encouraging sign consistent with an overall improvement in security.
