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The Anatomy of API Security in 2024

APIs are the connective tissue of modern digital businesses. So much of the applications, software, and IT infrastructure we use every day is built on top of what was already there – and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) allow developers to quickly connect to and use existing data, code, and systems. It has accelerated software development cycles, improved compatibility, and increased the functionality and features available to users. A tremendous amount of innovation, revenue generation, and ease of use has come about as a result of these clever bits of software connective tissue.

But the links that APIs provide to sensitive data and application business logic can also be exploited, providing useful entry points for threat actors to compromise and breach data and hijack application operations. There are now so many APIs in use on the web, with APIs set to account for more than 71% of web traffic by 2023, according to Imperva’s State of API Security in 2024 report. Threat actors are acutely aware that poorly secured APIs expose sensitive data.

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