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The 12 Months of Innovation: How Salt Security Helped Rewrite API & AI Security in 2025

As holiday lights go up and inboxes fill with year-in-review emails, it’s tempting to look back on 2025 as “the year of AI.”

But for security teams, it was something more specific – the year APIs, AI agents, and MCP servers collided across the API fabric, expanding the attack surface faster than most organizations could keep up.

At Salt Security, we spent 2025 focused on one thing: defending the API action layer where AI, applications, and data intersect. And we did it with a steady drumbeat of innovation, a new “gift” for security teams almost every month.

So in the spirit of the season, here’s a look back at Salt’s 12 Months of Innovation – a year-long series of product launches, partnerships, and research milestones designed to help organizations stay ahead of fast-moving threats.

January – The Year Kicks Off with APIs at the Center

We kicked off the year by shining a harsh light on what many teams already suspected:

  • APIs now sit at the center of almost every digital initiative.
  • Zombie and unmanaged APIs still live in production.
  • Software supply chain dependencies are quietly multiplying risk.

Early 2025 research and thought leadership from Salt Labs showed just how dangerous it is to run modern AI and automation on top of APIs you don’t fully understand or control.

Takeaway: January set the tone – defending tomorrow’s API fabric with yesterday’s tools is no longer an option.

February – A Spotlight on API Reality

In February, we went from “we think we have a problem” to “here are the numbers.”

With the latest State of API Security Report and key industry recognitions such as inclusion in top security lists, Salt brought hard data to boardroom and CISO conversations.

The message was clear:

  • API traffic is exploding.
  • Attackers are targeting APIs at scale.
  • Traditional perimeter and app security are missing critical context.

Takeaway: API security is no longer a niche concern. It’s a business risk that demands strategy, budget, and board-level attention.

March – Gold Medals &

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