Securing Financial Services in the Age of Risk: Protecting Multi‑Cloud Environments
The financial sector’s attack surface has transformed: open banking, microservices and multi‑cloud operations have created “API sprawl” that threat actors now exploit at scale. Datos Insights’ report—based on documentary research and a survey of security leaders—reveals the trends, the practical WAAP controls that work, and the KPIs you need to prove protection to execs and boards. What you’ll get from the report and some key highlights:
- Full survey results and figures (including Figure 2: Risk Managers’ 2026 priorities; Figure 4: API/WAAP investment plans; Figure 8: WAAP KPIs).
- Table A: four‑year trend in API CVEs; Table B: protocol guidance for financial services.
- Case study: Scattered Spider — SSO API exploitation, lateral movement and how WAAP interrupts the kill chain.
- Technical appendix: MRTI example linking CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK and D3FEND for real‑time defense.
Download this eBook to learn more about:
Why APIs are now the perimeter
Datos shows API call volume surged and authenticated‑user attacks now dominate — learn how “API sprawl” expands risk and how to prioritize protection.
How to counter AI‑driven attacks
Practical guidance on AI‑powered defenses — behavioral analytics, moving‑target techniques and MCP readiness for LLM/agentic threats.
The WAAP playbook and measurable KPIs
Architecture blueprints, six WAAP KPIs (runtime coverage, MTTR, discovery rates), protocol guidance (FAPI, gRPC, OAuth/OIDC) and procurement checkpoints.