Applications are a gateway to valuable data, so it’s no wonder they are one of attackers’ preferred targets.

And since modern applications aren’t a monolithic whole but consist of many separate components “glued together” over networks, attackers have at their disposal many “doors” through which they can attempt access to the data.

Easy targets will remain popular

Some of these doors are more popular than others. According to the latest Application Protection Report by F5 Networks, attackers love to: