{"id":14152,"date":"2022-12-06T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3956898_AE56898_0"},"modified":"2022-12-06T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:35:00","slug":"apj-financial-services-akamai-research-shows-apj-surpasses-north-america-in-web-application-and-api-cyberattacks-against-financial-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=14152","title":{"rendered":"APJ Financial Services: Akamai Research Shows APJ Surpasses North America in Web Application and API Cyberattacks Against Financial Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State of the Internet report shows web application and API cyberattacks grew by 449<\/b> percent year-over-year in APJ, from 50M<\/span> in 2021 to 240M<\/span> in 2022<\/b><\/p>\n

SINGAPORE<\/span>, Dec. 6, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Akamai Technologies, Inc<\/a><\/u>.<\/a><\/u> (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today released a new State of the Internet report that indicates a severe risk to the financial services sector in Asia-Pacific<\/span> and Japan<\/span> (APJ) region, as attackers ramp up attacks and shift to more sophisticated techniques. Web application and API attacks in particular are increasing at an alarming rate while also growing in complexity. The new report, Enemy at the <\/a>Gates<\/a><\/u><\/i>, further notes that roughly 80 percent of cyberattackers additionally aim their efforts at customers<\/i> of financial services in an attempt to find paths of least resistance for monetary gain.<\/p>\n

Enemy at the Gates <\/i>shows that financial services in APJ is among the most attacked verticals in several critical areas: web application and API attacks, DDoS, phishing, zero-day exploitation, and botnet activities. Most concerning is the staggering surge in web application and API attacks \u2014 a 449 percent growth in the number of attacks against APJ financial services year-over-year. Earlier this year, we found web apps and API vectors commonly used by ransomware groups to gain initial access via the exploitation of vulnerabilities. The surge in web app and API attacks in APJ seems to correlate with the high GDPs of some of the affected countries in the region. The shortage of cybersecurity skills or talent in the region could potentially be a factor in the increasing number of successful cyberattacks. Knowing what the attackers are focusing on could help organizations and security practitioners in APJ have a better understanding of their risk exposures and prioritize securing potential weaknesses.<\/p>\n

Other key findings of the report include:<\/p>\n