As businesses increasingly depend on APIs, inadequate security practices present serious vulnerabilities. Over half of API requests in 2023 lacked encryption, and more than half had no authentication, exposing sensitive data. High-profile breaches, like the one at BeyondTrust, highlight the real-world risks facing organizations with poor API security. Additionally, 35% of APIs are unmaintained, known as 'zombie' APIs, creating security blind spots. To combat these expansive threats, organizations must adopt a multilayered approach to API security that includes fundamental protective measures.
API security is essential as organizations increasingly depend on APIs, yet many lack basic protections such as encryption and authentication, exposing them to serious vulnerabilities.
Over half of API requests analyzed lacked encryption, with 52% showing no authentication mechanisms, essentially leaving their digital doors wide open for attackers.
High-profile breaches like BeyondTrust's incident underline the real-world implications of inadequate API security, as organizations deploy thousands of APIs, enlarging their attack surface.
35% of endpoints identified are 'zombie' APIs—accessible but unmaintained—creating significant security blind spots and becoming easy targets for attackers.
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