Akamai survey shows 87% of firms report API security incidents in past year

• Akamai survey of 1,840 security professionals found 87% of organizations reported an API-related security incident in past year, up from 76% in 2022.
• Organizations reported 3.5 API incidents on average over past 12 months, with average cost above USD 700,000 per incident.
• AI-related exposure rose, with 42% reporting cyberattacks targeting APIs powering AI applications, agents, or LLMs over past 12 months.
• API visibility weakened, with only 23% of enterprises with full API inventories saying they know which APIs expose sensitive data, down from 40% in 2022.
• Financial services showed highest incident prevalence at 96%, while energy and utilities posted highest average incident cost at USD 860,000.

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