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Some of the biggest benefits of APIs are seamless connectivity, improved user experience, and innovation.

This has turned the attention of cybercriminals, who sought to abuse the trend for different purposes.

Zero-day attack

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In fact, 46% of all ATO attacks targeted API endpoints, they said.

Traditional security tools, like Web software Firewalls (WAF), will not suffice, Imperva concludes.

API attacks will adeptly masquerade as regular traffic, rendering these defense mechanisms useless.

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