APIs now account for 71% of web traffic, with the average organization handling 1.5 billion API calls annually. As DevOps teams accelerate API deployments, security struggles to keep pace—leading to widespread exposure. In 2023, 46% of API attacks targeted endpoint vulnerabilities, while 27% exploited business logic flaws. Financial services, business services, travel, IT, and telecom were the most targeted sectors. Top attack methods included path traversal, logic abuse, remote code execution, and data leakage. With 71% of bad bot attacks focused on APIs, organizations must discover, monitor, and secure their most high-risk endpoints to defend sensitive data.

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