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API Attack Strategies and Tactics
APIs make it possible for different software parts to talk to each other and share data. In fact, according to Akamai, API traffic now represents over 80% of the current internet traffic and consequently is often described as the foundation of digital transformation given the role it plays in many applications and enterprise systems. Referencing Cloudflare’s findings, they highlighted that API calls are expanding at a pace double that of HTML traffic. This emphasizes the growing significance of APIs and their emerging role as pivotal targets for security threats. However, a report from stateofapis.com reveals that a mere 4% of API testing efforts are dedicated to security.
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