New Delhi, April 24 -- Akamai Technologies, the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects businesses online, has released a newState of the Internet (SOTI) report titled State of Apps and API Security 2025: How AI Is Shifting the Digital Terrain. The report revealed that the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region experienced a 73% year-over-year increase in web application attacks-the highest percentage increase globally-highlighting the urgent need to secure web applications and APIs amid the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).

While AI is transforming both web application and API security by enhancing threat detection and response capabilities, it is also introducing new challenges. In 2024, the APJ re...