SCWorld.com reported that “APIs have grown from back-end technical connectors into one of the most important — and dangerous — aspects of modern enterprise infrastructure.” The May 20, 2026 article entitled ” APIs under pressure: How AI is rewriting the rules of enterprise security” (https://tinyurl.com/4z5wn56x) included these comments:
APIs sit at the center of digital business operations, including cloud services, AI systems, and automated workflows. The accelerating adoption of AI-powered tools and services means that APIs are multiplying faster than security teams can count, monitor, or govern them.
Participants from the banking, healthcare, infrastructure management, software development, and private equity sectors stressed that visibility gaps still plague modern cybersecurity programs. Systems inherited from mergers and acquisitions, undocumented endpoints, and “zombie APIs” operating without active ownership all create hidden attack surfaces that attackers can exploit.
AI dramatically amplifies API risk, the participants agreed. Large language model applications are fundamentally API-driven, AI systems themselves have become massive consumers of APIs, and AI tools let anyone create integrations, automation workflows, and MCP-connected services without traditional security review cycles.
The result is an explosion of endpoints and connections that outpaces governance processes and creates new opportunities for data exposure and unauthorized access.
API security is no longer merely a technical problem, but a cultural one as well. Governance failures, fragmented ownership, and organizational gaps can create larger risks than the technology itself.
Because APIs may be jointly managed by development teams, DevOps groups, infrastructure teams, and security operations, it’s not always clear who’s in charge. Several roundtable participants described efforts to improve collaboration through “green-light” development programs that give teams that demonstrate strong security practices with faster approvals and streamlined reviews.
How secure do you feel?
First published at https://www.vogelitlaw.com/blog/are-your-apis-secure-in-the-new-ai-world