
More than half of respondents (59%) report they have had to slow the rollout of new applications because of API security concerns.

Other key highlights from the fifth edition of the report include: API security has emerged as a significant business issue, not just a security problemĪPI security has become a critical business issue for survey respondents’ organizations, as indicated by application rollout delays, heightened awareness of API security breaches, and a lack of confidence in existing API security approaches. This year’s report provides our deepest insights yet with “in the wild” API vulnerability research that demonstrates how respondents’ top concerns in API security manifest in real-world scenarios.

As always, the State of API Security Report pulls from a combination of survey responses and empirical data from Salt customers.
