Akamai's 2026 survey reveals a sharp increase in API-related security incidents, with 87% of organizations affected and average costs exceeding $700,000 per incident. The rapid deployment of APIs without adequate security, especially those powering AI applications and large language models, has heightened vulnerabilities. Financial services report the highest attack rates, while energy, manufacturing, and health sectors face the steepest costs. Experts stress the need for improved API visibility, security testing, and treating API security as essential for trusted AI development.
Akamai's 2026 security report reveals commerce is now the most targeted industry by cybercriminals due to rising AI bot traffic, which makes up nearly 48% of commerce network activity. The report highlights increasing Layer 7 DDoS attacks, sophistica...
Akamai Technologies is transitioning from its declining content delivery business to focus on cloud infrastructure and security, supported by a $1.8 billion, seven-year cloud contract. The company expects its Cloud Infrastructure Services to grow at ...
