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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by Salt Security

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Recent Statistics & Reports

45% of organizations identify digital transformation initiatives as a main driver behind the use of APIs.

10/8/2025
APIDigital transformation

50% of security leaders have slowed a new application rollout due to API security concerns.

10/8/2025
APIAPI security

14% of organizations oversee 1,001 or more APIs.

10/8/2025
API

41% of organizations reported API growth of 51–100% over the past year.

10/8/2025
API

33% of organizations flagged authentication problems as the most common API security problem.

10/8/2025
APIAuthentication

7% of respondents pointed to time constraints as the primary barrier to implementing a strong API security program.

10/8/2025
API

17% of organizations were 'not very confident' in the accuracy of their API inventories.

10/8/2025
APIAPI inventory

14% of respondents identified that their company's API program is out of control or hard to manage.

10/8/2025
API

30% of organizations are in the planning stage for their API security programs.

10/8/2025
API

23% of organizations identify leveraging AI/ML capabilities for business insights or automation as a main driver behind the use of APIs.

10/8/2025
APIAIML

52% of organizations identify development efficiencies and/or standardization as a main driver behind the use of APIs.

10/8/2025
API

15% of organizations admitted they do not know which APIs expose PII.

10/8/2025
APIPII

6% of organizations do not know how effective their existing security tools are in preventing API attacks.

10/8/2025
APISecurity tool

2% of organizations use other methods to assess the effectiveness of their API security measures.

10/8/2025
API

5% of organizations reported that GenAI is not a concern at all for API security.

10/8/2025
APIGenAI

13% of organizations reported using GenAI for all API development.

10/8/2025
APIGenAI

49% of organizations are using GenAI for some API development.

10/8/2025
APIGenAI

23% of organizations plan to adopt GenAI within the next 6–12 months for API development.

10/8/2025
APIGenAI

45% of respondents cited the potential for new API vulnerabilities tied to AI-generated code.

10/8/2025
APIAI

47% of respondents cited difficulty understanding and securing AI-generated code.

10/8/2025
APIAI

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