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Mobile API Security: Why Most Strategies Fail (and How to Fix Yours)

APIs have become the backbone of every mobile experience. Every login, payment, and piece of user data flows through APIs.

Yet most organizations are building incredible user experiences on top of insecure infrastructure. Download this free infographic to get bite-sized information on stats, risks & fixes for modern app teams.

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Did you know?

99%
of organizations experienced at least one API security incident last year

31%
riof API endpoints are "shadow APIs" - completely untracked by security teams

8%
have a mature API security program in place

The hidden vulnerabilities destroying mobile apps

Your API surface area is 3x larger than you think. Here's what's lurking in the shadows:

Shadow APIs

31% of your API endpoints are completely undocumented and untracked.

PII exposure

Only 15% of organizations can confidently say they know which APIs handle personally identifiable information. The rest are playing compliance roulette.

Third-party risks

Approximately 35% of major breaches can be traced back to third-party APIs.

⚠️ These blind spots are a goldmine for attackers. Unmonitored APIs are rarely audited, making them vulnerable to data leaks or lateral movement. As your app and infrastructure scale, so must your API security, which should be seamlessly integrated into your mobile development lifecycle.

What’s inside this infographic?

The top reasons mobile API security fails in even the most mature teams
A breakdown of 6 common failure areas across API design, deployment, usage, and monitoring
OWASP API Top 10 mapping to help you assess risk and compliance
Checklist for Dev, QA, and SecOps teams to improve security without slowing release cycles
Regulatory alignment tips (PCI-DSS, GDPR, OWASP MASVS) to help risk and compliance managers audit their API posture
A workflow showing how Appknox enables API testing in real-device environments, integrated within CI/CD pipelines.

Who’s this infographic for?

✅CISOs & compliance leaders: Understand how insecure APIs can derail audits and increase business risk and what to monitor continuously.

✅DevSecOps & engineering teams: Get practical, scalable API security workflows that won't disrupt delivery.

✅QA analysts & product managers: Learn how API hygiene ties directly to user trust, feature stability, and roadmap velocity.

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Mobile API Security: Why Most Strategies Fail (and How to Fix Yours)

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