The Salt Security State of API Security Report for this year has brought to light an urgent need for action, as the usage of APIs has skyrocketed and security breaches have become more commonplace. Organizations are now managing more APIs than ever before, with 66% of them managing over 100. As a result, there has been a staggering increase in API security breaches, with incidents more than doubling in the past year (37% of respondents experienced incidents).

In this survey, we set out to discover how the digital-first economy has specifically impacted the role of the CISO/CSO. In addition to bringing awareness to the evolving role of the CISO, the survey strove to delve into the broader business ramifications of these changes, so organizations can better understand how digital initiatives are impacting risk and how companies can better protect themselves.

The State of API Security Report from Salt Labs is the industry’s only report on API security risks, challenges, and strategies. The Q3 2022 report incorporates survey results and empirical data from the Salt SaaS platform hosting our customers’ API metadata. The most eye-opening findings from the report comes from our customers. Over the past year, Salt customers experienced a 117% increase in API attack traffic while their overall API traffic grew 168%.