5 Reasons You Need API Runtime Security
A robust API security strategy starts with development but needs a dedicated focus on API runtime security to fully defend this ever-growing and changing attack surface. Shift left has become...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Need For Zero-Trust Architecture
If you have worked in a corporate environment for a while, you have probably witnessed your internal IT network slowly become more dispersed over the years. Most enterprises have moved many resources...
View ArticleUsing OWASP’s crAPI Tool For API Security
As the modern web becomes ever more complex, the number of web vulnerabilities, and their complexities, have only intensified the need for developers to have a toolset designed for education and...
View ArticleThe State of API Standardization in Finance
Global finances were already heavily leaning toward digitization before the COVID-19 pandemic. Logistical issues in the wake of social distancing, supply chain disruption, and a massive rise in...
View ArticleAutomating API Security: SAST, DAST, and XDR
API security applies security best practices to secure web APIs, which are widely used in modern applications. API security includes access control, data privacy protection, and the detection and...
View Article8 Significant API Breaches of Recent Years
API breaches are a major security problem. According to a recent survey, 41% of organizations have experienced an API security incident in the last year. A different survey reports that API security...
View ArticleWhat Does API Security Mean in the Modern Threat Environment?
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are like connective tissues between applications and data sources that allow businesses to connect with their partners or users. They make it easier for...
View ArticleWhat Is the Principle of Least Privilege?
This is the age of the data breach. According to cybersecurity advocate DataProt, 68 records are lost or stolen each second, generating an average data breach cost of $3.92 million. Data breaches are a...
View ArticleInsider Threats and API Security: Key Issues to Consider
Insider threats and API security issues are two of the most significant dangers to modern organizations. Between June and December 2022, API attacks rose by 400%, while recent research found that 74%...
View ArticleBeware OAuth Misconfigurations to Protect Your Web APIs
When we discuss security failures, we often think of them as a single isolated problem — after all, a lock either works or is broken, right? The simple fact is that’s not true — just as a bad lock is...
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