"Software today is massive (Windows XP contains 45 million lines of code) and the rate of sloppy coding (10 to 20 errors per 1,000 lines of code) has led to thousands of vulnerabilities. CERT published 4,200 new vulnerabilities last year - that's 3,000 more than it published three years ago. Meanwhile, software continues to find itself running evermore critical business functions, where its failure carries profound implications. In other words, right when quality should be getting better, it's getting exponentially worse."