Report by Fastly
Three application security trends to monitor in 2025
Key Findings
Currently, 32% of applications use APIs, but this is expected to rise to 80% in the next 24 months.
32% of urveyed professionals noted that agile development processes make it difficult to maintain security.
59% of IT professionals and 55% of cybersecurity professionals believe that AI-powered automation gives adversaries an advantage.
67% indicated that their organisation uses multiple WAFs from a variety of vendors.
92% of respondents reported that their organisation has at least one Web Application Firewall (WAF).
56% with developer roles believed cyber-defenders hold the advantage when it comes to AI-powered automation.
41% of surveyed professionals indicated that the increasing use of cloud infrastructure is their biggest challenge.
70% of the time, a DDoS diversion in a broader attack was successful, impacting operations and causing data loss.
Organisations protect an average of 145 web applications and websites, and this number is expected to grow to 201 in the next 24 months, marking a 39% increase.
45% of those who experienced a DDoS attack noted it was a diversion in a broader attack.