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APIs: the inadvertent insider threat – TechRadar


When we discuss “insider threats,” our minds often conjure up images of intentional malice – a rogue or ostracized employee looking to profit or seek revenge. However, the truth is much less cinematic in nature; rather, a substantial portion of insider threats arise from human mistakes. In fact, the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which analyzed over 16,312 security incidents, of which 5,199 were confirmed data breaches, revealed that almost one in five (19%) data breaches involved internal actors, who caused both intentional and unintentional harm through misuse and simple human errors.

In many instances, employees remain unaware that their actions might inadvertently introduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities to their organizations. The same can be said within the realm of application programming interfaces (APIs) and the associated risks tied to this building block of applications. Human involvement often plays a pivotal role creating vulnerabilities in APIs.



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