Attack surface management

A recurring theme inside Positioning Play signals for DevTools. Explore real examples and the stored reasons behind this classification.

DevTools · Positioning Play · 1 signals | ▲ 100% in last 30 days

Shows how more connected applications create broader exposure to abuse.

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  • Evidence: examples below include the stored reason (and optionally the source link).

Why this theme is showing up

Real examples with the stored reasons/explanations.

Linode · 2026-03-27

Gist: The post says web applications and APIs face sharply rising attacks, with application and API attacks up 49% year over year. It frames expanded digital dependencies as widening the attack surface and increasing fraud, breach, and downtime risk.

Signal reason: The post reinforces a security-focused narrative around defending modern application architectures.

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