Category Archives: API security

Digital Transformation: Balancing Speed, Security and Innovation

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Today, digital transformation (DX) is happening in every industry. Organizations operating in sectors that typically eschew technology are moving to the cloud, leveraging IoT and using analytics. Digital transformation plays a critical role for any company to stay competitive and resilient. But what does digital transformation look like for most companies, and more importantly, how […]

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Omnichannel E-commerce Growth Increases API Security Risk

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Today, a lot of the digital innovation we see is largely thanks to the application programming interface (API). Without APIs, rapid development would be nearly impossible. After all, the API is the link between computers, software and computer programs. But wherever there’s a link, a potential data security weakness exists.      Essential for modern mobile, SaaS […]

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API security: Understanding the next top attack vector

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Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) underpin today’s digital ecosystem as the essential connective tissue that allows companies to exchange data and information quickly and securely. As the post-pandemic world leans heavily on digital interaction… Continue reading API security: Understanding the next top attack vector→

Web app attacks are skyrocketing, it’s time to protect APIs

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Web app attacks against UK businesses have increased by 251% since October 2019, putting both organizations and consumers at risk, an Imperva reserach reveals. In a study of nearly 4.7 million web application-related cyber security incidents, Imperva R… Continue reading Web app attacks are skyrocketing, it’s time to protect APIs→

Shifting security further left: DevSecOps becoming SecDevOps

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Veracode has revealed usage data that demonstrates cybersecurity is becoming more automated and componentized in line with modern software architectures and development practices. The analysis of 5,446,170 static scans and more than 310,000 apps over a… Continue reading Shifting security further left: DevSecOps becoming SecDevOps→

Online shopping at risk: Mobile application and API cyber attacks at critical high

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Protecting mobile applications and APIs against automated threats is a top priority for online commerce businesses, according to data from a study published by DataDome. Conducted by Forrester Consulting, this survey of online commerce companies evalua… Continue reading Online shopping at risk: Mobile application and API cyber attacks at critical high→

What cybersecurity trends do company executives expect to see next year?

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Query.AI announced the publication of the company’s six predictions for the cybersecurity industry in 2022. “The most obvious factor influencing what we’ll see in the world of cybersecurity next year is the COVID-19 pandemic,” s… Continue reading What cybersecurity trends do company executives expect to see next year?→

API security awareness: The first step to better assessing the risk

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In this Help Net Security interview, Tal Steinherz, CTO at Wib, talks about the importance of API security awareness and how to tackle numerous thretas that are plaguing it. API security is widely being considered, yet breaches continue to plague many … Continue reading API security awareness: The first step to better assessing the risk→

Lack of API visibility undermines basic principle of security

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One of the oldest principles of security is that you cannot secure what you cannot see. Visibility has always been the starting place for monitoring and protecting attack surface and valuable resources. Various technical challenges have come to bear ov… Continue reading Lack of API visibility undermines basic principle of security→

Bots are lurking in your zombie and shadow APIs

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By far this year’s biggest trend that we’ve observed in the land of APIs is that every organization has shadow and zombie APIs and they’re a much bigger issue than most people want to believe. Maybe they’re taking the “If I’ve never seen it, then it do… Continue reading Bots are lurking in your zombie and shadow APIs→