Citing Akamai's latest threat intelligence data, Gelbord revealed a staggering 48% year-on-year increase in web attacks, with 29% targeting APIs. Even more alarming was the 109% surge in API attacks, a trend Gelbord attributed to the challenges of inventorying and securing these critical interfaces.
Gelbord highlighted the risk posed by compromised open source components, citing the recent XC util vulnerability as a turning point. In this case, a widely used open source utility had been hijacked by a malicious entity, enabling remote code execution.
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