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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by Salt Security

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Recent Statistics & Reports

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

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

10% of respondents identified that their company's API program doesn't focus enough on fleshing out requirements and documenting.

10/8/2025
API

2% of respondents identified 'Other' as their biggest concern about their company’s overall API program.

10/8/2025
API

2% of attack attempts target internal-facing API endpoints.

10/8/2025
API

20% of organizations rely on daily API checks.

10/8/2025
API

3% of organizations are taking other measures to mitigate the risks of using Generative AI to develop APIs.

10/8/2025
APIGenAI

3% of organizations do not know if Generative AI is perceived as a growing API security concern/risk within their organization.

10/8/2025
APIGenAI

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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