31% don’t track application dependencies and 38% only track direct dependencies
As we look into the way engineers audit their code bases, we see a strong adoption of automated security tooling, according to the Snyk State of Open Source Security report 2019, with 65% of respondents confirming that observation. It is also important to point out that, even when automated security tools are employed, 79% of the respondents still use security code reviews.
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