India, May 12 -- The latest Akamai API Security Impact Survey paints a worrying picture for enterprises rushing into AI adoption. Across Asia Pacific, companies are deploying AI-enabled applications faster than their security systems can keep up. The result is a growing wave of API security incidents India and other APAC markets are now struggling to manage.

The study found that 81% of organisations surveyed experienced an API security incident in the past 12 months. More striking is the financial impact. The average cost per incident has crossed US$1 million, almost doubling from last year's figure of US$580,000. For businesses trying to scale digital services quickly, this points to a deeper operational challenge rather than just a cyb...