According to an article by Bleeping Computer on research conducted by Salt Security, analysts warn of a sharp rise in API attacks over the past year, with most companies still following inadequate practices to tackle the problem. More specifically, Salt Security reports a growth of over 681% in API attack traffic since 2021, while the overall API traffic increased by 321%
From the article:
API (Application Programming Interface) is a software interface supporting online services that rely on connections to exchange data. These connections need to be secured from unauthenticated access; otherwise, anyone would be able to snatch the content of the interactions between users and programs. An API attack abuses API specifications to perform data breaches, DDoS, SQL injection, man-in-the-middle attacks, spread malware, or allow anyone to authenticate as a user. The risks of these attacks are large-scale and dire, which is why 62% of respondents in Salt Security’s survey have delayed the deployment of applications due to API security concerns.
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Article updated March 18, 2024
