Infographic
Lurking in the Shadows: Attack Trends Shine Light on API Threats
This infographic highlights the growing cybersecurity risks surrounding APIs, noting that 29% of all web attacks targeted APIs during 2023. Based on Akamai research and the 2023 SANS API Security Survey, it identifies HTTP attacks, active session abuse, and SQL injection as the leading API attack vectors, with commerce, business services, and digital media experiencing the highest concentration of attacks. The infographic emphasizes that incomplete API inventories leave organizations vulnerable, as more than half of respondents estimate they know only a portion of their API environment. It recommends comprehensive API discovery, continuous monitoring, secure coding practices, behavioral analytics, and compliance with evolving standards such as PCI DSS v4.0 to reduce API-related risks and i
