This infographic focuses on API sprawl driven by application modernization and DevOps speed, showing that API traffic now surpasses traditional web traffic. It highlights the high volume of API calls per year and the prevalence of business logic abuse and account takeover attacks targeting API endpoints. Many APIs are deployed with design flaws that make them vulnerable to automated attacks. The graphic stresses the importance of discovering unknown and shadow APIs, understanding which APIs carry sensitive data, and prioritizing protection for high-risk endpoints. Key attack vectors include business logic abuse, automated attacks, data leakage, and injection flaws.

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