Akamai Research Exposes Vulnerability: APIs Now Prime Targets for 29% of Web Attacks

As part of the State of the Internet (SOTI) reports, a series of threats and data insights from Akamai, this year marks the 10th year in which Akamai has been publishing these reports. Since then, the focus of these reports has changed, mainly due to the evolution of the threat and operational ecosystems. During this year’s conference, people split the web application and API attacks into separate groups to better understand their situation. 

As a result of that, API security has become more visible.

The rapid deployment of APIs has resulted in several blind spots like zombies, shadows, and rogue APIs, which are a sign that business transformation is taking place. To find and manage all APIs, users must use cyber controls. It has been observed that APIs are of critical importance to the success of most companies because they improve both the employee and customer experience. 

This rapid expansion of the API economy has allowed cybercriminals to exploit these new opportunities, but they have also used digital innovation to their advantage.

It has been highlighted in the most recent SOTI report, Lurking in the Shadows: Attack Trends Shine Light on API Threats, that a wide range of attacks are taking place across both websites and APIs. In addition to traditional web attacks, API-specific attacks are also being discussed, as well as posture and runtime challenges that can be abused or allow direct attack through API. 

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