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As web apps and APIs widen the attack surface, security teams struggle to keep up

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Latest State of Application Security report from web security firm Cloudflare reveals the size of the challenge.

Web apps and application programme interfaces (APIs) are increasingly central to modern life, but dependency on them is widening the attack surface as security teams struggle to keep pace with the risks. That’s the conclusion reached by web security firm Cloudflare in its latest report, State of Application Security 2024

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