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Organizations continue their digital transformation, with APIs now serving as the main communication links between applications, platforms, services, and partners. The widespread use of APIs introduces new security risks despite their common presence. The growing number of APIs significantly increases the cyber risks that security teams must address as they keep up with technological advances.

Authentication issues seem like low-level attacks. But authentication today – especially API authentication – can be more difficult than people expect. Companies rely on APIs to carry sensitive information every day. If access to those APIs is not properly secured, all the sophisticated security solutions companies use to protect their data elsewhere are completely undermined.

2025 has been one of Wallarm’s biggest years yet. In the last few months alone, we unveiled our industry-first API Revenue Protection capability, launched our next-gen Security Edge offering, were included in the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America, and announced our $55M Series C funding round. This October, we’re proud to see our dedication and our customers’ confidence recognized.

In the Atlassian ecosystem, REST APIs offered by Jira, Confluence, and other tools quietly power automation, integrations, and data exchange across the ecosystem. These APIs enable seamless communication between Atlassian products and external applications, making workflows smoother and more efficient.

Threat researchers recently disclosed a severe vulnerability in a Figma Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, as reported by The Hacker News. While the specific patch is important, the discovery itself serves as a critical wake-up call for every organization rushing to adopt AI. This incident provides a blueprint for a new class of attacks that target the very infrastructure powering the AI Agent Economy. To understand the risk, we must first look at the mechanics of this emerging threat.

AI adoption has fundamentally redefined the role of APIs. They are no longer just conduits for data; they have become the “AI action plane” for autonomous systems. Every AI workflow, agent, and tool call now rides on an API, exposing a critical truth: you cannot secure AI without first securing your APIs. The H2 2025 State of API Security report reveals that this dependency is dangerously outpacing current security practices.

Picture your online shopping site overwhelmed with fake orders, your customer accounts being drained one after another, or your essential APIs flooded by an endless wave of automated attacks. This is the reality businesses face today—thanks to a fully automated army of cyber criminals determined to cause harm. In this digital bot invasion, businesses of all kinds are under urgent pressure to establish defenses that effectively fight this digital threat.

Injection attacks are among the oldest tricks in the attacker playbook. And yet they persist. The problem is that the core weakness, trusting user inputs too much, keeps resurfacing in new forms. As organizations have shifted to API-driven architectures and integrated AI systems that consume unstructured input, the attack surface has expanded dramatically.