The retail and hospitality sector is fixing software flaws at a faster rate than five other sectors, a Veracode analysis of more than 130,000 applications reveals.

The ability to find and fix potential security defects quickly is a necessity, particularly in an industry that requires rapid response to changing customer demands.

Retail and hospitality also track a high volume of personal information about consumers through loyalty cards and membership accounts, tying into marketing data from third parties, which is enabled by more software. Web application attacks are the primary vector for breaches in retail, with personal or payment data exploited in about half of all breaches.