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APAC ORGANISATIONS INCREASE ADOPTION OF AI / ML SOLUTIONS
Research reveals security misconfiguration as top concern in A / NZ as organisations mitigate issues with AI / ML and API gateways .
APAC organisations are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence and machine learning ( AI / ML ) enabled solutions to tackle a wide array of security challenges around Application Programming Interfaces ( APIs ), according to F5 ’ s inaugural 2024 Strategic Insights : API Security in APAC Report .
The report examines the challenges and opportunities in API security in APAC as APIs continue to power the region ’ s digital experiences .
With APIs increasingly being the point of attack for cybercriminals , 17 % of A / NZ organisations have adopted AI / ML technologies to detect and mitigate sophisticated threats , such as broken object level authorisation and server-side request forgery .
The adoption of AI / ML solutions show A / NZ organisations proactive approach to leveraging advanced technologies for comprehensive threat detections and prevention across API environments .
“ Over 90 % of the attacks F5 has seen across our infrastructure have been targeted towards APIs . In Australia , cyber-attacks on API systems have caused wide-spread data breaches and millions of people ’ s data to be compromised ,” said Jason Baden , Regional Vice President , A / NZ , F5 .
“ We ’ ve seen growing number of attacks , with unprecedented speed and sophistication as a result of cybercriminals taking advantage of AI-powered tools . Because of this , API security is one of the most
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