Veracode’s State of Software Security (SOSS) Volume 12 focused on how developer actions can influence software security. It also looked at the impact that application attributes (their “nature”) and the development environment (the “nurturing” of the app) can have on how quickly flaws are fixed. Our analysis uncovered key differences in software security between industries and found that these differences affect how quickly flaws were addressed, adding another dimension to our “nature vs. nurture” discussion. This datasheet provides a summary of factors that shape software security for the government and education sector.