FEATURE : DATA SECURITY
Research reveals need to block entry points to data theft
New research from Fastly uncovers a crucial need for a unified , modern and simplified approach to security . The study , based on insights from information security and IT professionals in Australia , reveals growing concerns around adequately securing the rapidly rising number of mission-critical cloud services and API-centric applications . These APIs are increasingly targeted by attackers as an entry point into the organization and a way to steal data .
Fastly , a global edge cloud platform provider , has released new research in partnership with Enterprise Strategy Group ( ESG ) that uncovers a crucial need for a unified , modern and simplified approach to security .
The study , based on insights from information security and IT professionals in Australia and globally , revealed growing concerns around adequately securing the rapidly rising number of mission-critical cloud services and API-centric applications introduced as part of ongoing Digital Transformations .
Applications are being modernized , coded and deployed more quickly than ever before ; 47 % of
Australian organizations surveyed expect to support more than 200 internally developed applications within two years , up from 33 % of organizations today .
Most if not all internal applications rely on APIs to support the use of microservices , to share data or interconnect with other applications . Organizations are amassing large API footprints as a result .
These APIs are increasingly targeted by attackers as an entry point into the organization and a way to steal data . In response , organizations are layering multiple web application and API security tools in the hope of creating best-of-breed and defense-indepth protection .
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