Application security trends and risks: What to watch in 2024

The State of Application Security 2024 report outlines key trends:

• DDoS attacks are the top threat, comprising 37.1% of mitigated app traffic
• 93% of bot traffic is potentially malicious
• Zero-day vulnerabilities are exploited rapidly
• Enterprises use 47.1 third-party scripts on average, raising supply chain risks

The report stresses the complexity of securing applications and APIs. It calls for advanced DDoS protection, bot management, API security, and client-side risk mitigation.

Organizations should adopt a unified approach to reduce complexity and protect their attack surface, using edge-based security, AI-driven detection, and specialized tools.

Explore these insights in the full report.

Vendor:: Cloudflare
Posted:: Mar 11, 2025
Published:: Mar 11, 2025
Format:: PDF
Type:: eBook

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