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New Akamai Study Reveals API Security Incidents Cost APAC Enterprises Over US$580,000 on Average in the Past Year
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today released the latest 2025 API Security Impact Study, an in-depth Asia-Pacific study exploring the hidden vulnerabilities, financial impacts, and operational challenges caused by application programming interface (API) security incidents in the region's largest economies. Based on the study, despite a growing awareness of API vulnerabilities, the commitment to API secur
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