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28% of organizations reported breaches as the most common API security problem.
10/8/2025•
APIBreaches
15% of respondents identified that their company's API program doesn’t adequately address runtime or production security.
10/8/2025•
API
10% of organizations monitor their APIs even less frequently than every few months.
10/8/2025•
API
12% of organizations monitor their APIs only every few months.
10/8/2025•
API
54% of organizations rely on developer documentation to identify which APIs expose sensitive data or PII.
10/8/2025•
APIPII
22% of organizations raised their API security budgets by 6–10%.
10/8/2025•
APIBudget
29% of organizations raised their API security budgets by 11–15%.
10/8/2025•
APIBudget
3% of organizations are taking other measures to mitigate the risks of using Generative AI to develop APIs.
10/8/2025•
APIGenAI
23% of organizations rely on weekly API checks.
10/8/2025•
API
20% of organizations cited denial-of-service attempts as the most common API security problem.
10/8/2025•
APIDDoS
More than half (59%) of organizations are leveraging GenAI within their own security operations to streamline threat detection and risk mitigation.
10/8/2025•
APIGenAI
51% of organizations use API management tools to identify which APIs expose sensitive data or PII.
10/8/2025•
APIPII
9% of organizations said financial returns by the reduction in API security incidents is a metric for measuring API security ROI.
10/8/2025•
API
11% of organizations raised their API security budgets by 16–20%.
10/8/2025•
APIBudget
16% of organizations identify enabling AI agents or other autonomous systems as a main driver behind the use of APIs.
10/8/2025•
APIAI agent
6% of respondents identified that their company's API program is too cumbersome and slows down delivery.
10/8/2025•
API
Only 19% of security leaders are 'very confident' in their API inventory accuracy.
10/8/2025•
APIAPI inventory
10% of organizations rely on monthly API checks.
10/8/2025•
API
16% of organizations cited APIs as critical for enabling autonomous systems such as AI agents, which rely on APIs for communication and orchestration.
10/8/2025•
API
45% of organizations pointed to digital transformation initiatives as a primary driver for modernizing legacy systems and accelerating new services.
10/8/2025•
API
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