Blog Security Study Reveals API Security Gaps in Asia-Pacific Compliance Programs Reuben Koh is the Security Technology and Strategy Director of Asia-Pacific and Japan at Akamai Technologies. By understanding API attacks’ root causes, impacts, and priority levels, enterprises will be in a better place to protect themselves. Application programming interfaces (APIs) play a crucial role across modern applications and services, enabling seamless communication and data sharing among different systems. Today’s widespread reliance on APIs presents significant cybersecurity challenges that have prompted global regulators to respond. \r\n According to Akamai’s 2025 API Security Impact Study, nearly 9 in 10 enterprises across China, India, and Australia said they factor API security into their data security regulations compliance.…