initiatives increase ATTACK SURFACE API Distributed footprint Cloud provider Hosted applications Applications Multiple data centers Remote access API API
18% 20% 22% 28% 34% 37% 37% 42% Exploitation of lost/stolen asset Mobile malware DNS Strategic web compromise… DDoS Web application (SQL injection,… User interaction (phishing,… Use of stolen credentials (logins,… Software vulnerability (software… Source: The State of Network Security: 2016-2017, Forrester, January 2017 Exploitation of lost/stolen asset Mobile malware DNS Strategic web compromise… DDoS Web application (SQL injection,… User interaction (phishing,… Use of stolen credentials (logins,… Software vulnerability (software… BUSINESS RISK
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