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Increase in API use leads to security concerns

Thursday February 10, 2022. 03:26 PM , from BetaNews
We increasingly rely on APIs to deliver the smooth sharing of information between applications. But their very functionality and ease of use is also a gift to attackers. A recent report from Cequence Security shows that 80 percent, or 1.8 billion, blocked attacks between June and December 2021 were found to be API-based. At the same time APIs exposing sensitive data like payment (PCI) or personally identifiable information (PII) have increased by 87 percent. There has been a 95 percent increase in the use of APIs to facilitate account logins and registrations. But account takeovers, often the precursor to fraud,… [Continue Reading]
https://betanews.com/2022/02/10/increase-in-api-use-leads-to-security-concerns/
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