The State of AI and API Security: Navigating the Agentic Era

New research from Salt Security on how autonomous AI is reshaping API risk, governance, and security.

As autonomous agents become embedded across enterprise systems, APIs have evolved into the control plane of the AI-driven economy.

But while innovation accelerates, security is struggling to keep up. In fact, 79% of organizations report increased executive scrutiny on AI security risks, underscoring how quickly AI has moved from a technical concern to a board-level priority.

Based on a survey of 300+ security leaders, this report reveals a growing gap between AI adoption and organizations’ ability to secure it—and what leaders must do next.

What you’ll learn:

  • How AI agents are transforming the API threat landscape
  • The rise of the Agentic Action Layer and its security implications
  • Why traditional AppSec tools are failing in AI-driven environments
  • The biggest gaps in API visibility, monitoring, and governance
Get the 2026 State of API Security for Agentic AI.