ThreatX released the results of a survey which highlights the risk of API attacks on the consumer experience. Nearly every software application and mobile application uses, or is, an API. Attackers are increasingly focused on APIs and this focus pays off in the form of seized data that can be parlayed into financial returns or used as malicious leverage—on brands or their customers.
“APIs are a common part of enabling digital experiences in our daily lives, whether consumers realize it or not,” said Gene Fay, CEO of ThreatX. “The data gathered by our survey sheds light on how API security can affect brands and reinforces how core APIs are to peoples’ lives”
