In 2026, API security trends reveal a humbling reality. 99% of organizations have experienced at least one API security incident in the past year, with API-related breaches accounting for over 90% of all web-based attacks. Unlike yesterday’s perimeter-based threats, today’s API security challenges are fundamentally different. For every human identity, there exists ~ 82 machine identities, with >40% of those holding privilege/sensitive access within organisations.