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Chances are, if you are reading this article, you are comparing Stripe, Adyen, and PayPal (Braintree) on fees, payout timing, and how quickly you can ship the integration. And that would be reasonable. But the security outcome is shaped earlier than most teams think. A payment processor protects card data once it enters its fields and systems. The transaction begins on your checkout page, inside a browser that is also running analytics, tag managers, A/B tests, support widgets, and third-party scripts.

Hackers love web applications. Why? Because 9 out of 10 vulnerabilities exist at the application layer, and exploiting them lets attackers bypass firewalls and perimeter defenses completely. In 2025, a total of 48,448 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) were published, up 17% from the previous year, where such exploited vulnerabilities in web applications cost organizations an average of $4.44 million in damages, excluding the lost reputation.

Web applications process billions of transactions every day, handling everything from user credentials to financial records. This constant exchange of data makes them prime targets for attackers who are looking to gain access for data theft or service disruption. Web application security vulnerabilities are highly sophisticated attack vectors that can exploit authentication flows, business logic, and API integrations.

The fact that you’re here is proof enough that API is somewhere disturbing your or your security team’s sleep. Whether it is 99% of organizations reporting API security issues in recent surveys, or it’s a compliance/client mandate. We know you are (fear you soon will be) grappling with shadow APIs, misconfigured endpoints leaking sensitive data, BOLAs, unauthorized access, and more.

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2025 marked a pivotal year for SafeBreach as we took our first steps in our evolution from the pioneers in Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) to the leader in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). The year was marked by a number of impressive highlights, all of which we could not have achieved without the partnership of our employees, customers, and partners: Read on for more in-depth insights into the year that was 2025 for SafeBreach and a sneak peak at what’s in store for 2026.

On January 27, 2026, Fortinet released an advisory detailing a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting FortiOS, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, and FortiProxy products. Designated CVE-2026-24858, the vulnerability allows an unauthenticated threat actor with a FortiCloud account and a registered device to log into other devices registered to other accounts, if FortiCloud SSO authentication is enabled on those devices.

On January 28, 2026, SolarWinds released fixes for multiple vulnerabilities impacting Web Help Desk (WHD). WHD is an IT service management platform that may contain sensitive information, making it a valuable target for threat actors if compromised. Among the vulnerabilities addressed, four were rated as critical: At the time of writing, Arctic Wolf has not observed exploitation of these vulnerabilities in the wild, nor identified a publicly available proof-of-concept exploit.

Security teams collect more data today than ever before. Logs are generated from endpoints, cloud services, identities, networks, and applications. Teams are still using traditional SIEM tools to handle this growing volume of data. This puts a lot of pressure on these tools, leading to significant deterioration in their efficiency. The data will continue to grow, resulting in slower searches and limited visibility. This problem can be addressed with data lakes.

LevelBlue has been recognized as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Security Service Edge Services 2025 Vendor Assessment (IDC September 2025). The IDC MarketScape noted that, “Enterprises seeking a managed SSE service with multivendor flexibility and strong MDR integration should consider LevelBlue. Midmarket clients looking for cost-effective managed SSE options may also benefit from LevelBlue's tiered model.”