The API security crisis and why businesses are at risk

In this Help Net Security video, Ivan Novikov, CEO of Wallarm, discusses the 2025 API ThreatStats Report, highlighting how APIs have become the primary attack surface over the past year, mainly driven by the rise of AI-related risks. Researchers identi… Continue reading The API security crisis and why businesses are at risk

89% of AI-powered APIs rely on insecure authentication mechanisms

APIs have emerged as the predominant attack surface over the past year, with AI being the biggest driver of API security risks, according to Wallarm. “Based on our findings, what is clear is that API security is no longer just a technical challenge – i… Continue reading 89% of AI-powered APIs rely on insecure authentication mechanisms

Infosec products of the month: August 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Adaptive Shield, AppOmni, ArmorCode, Bitwarden, Cequence Security, ClearSale, Clutch Security, Contrast Security, Dragos, Elastic, Endor Labs, Entrust, Fortani… Continue reading Infosec products of the month: August 2024

The new imperative in API security strategy

Of the 239 vulnerabilities, 33% (79 out of 239) were associated with authentication, authorization and access control (AAA) — foundational pillars of API security, according to Wallarm. Prioritizing AAA principles Open authentication (OAuth), single-si… Continue reading The new imperative in API security strategy

Wallarm API Abuse Prevention protects organizations against bot-based attacks

Wallarm announced its API Abuse Prevention feature to address one of the most critical API threats: bot-based attacks. Wallarm can now accurately identify and mitigate API bot activity, protecting systems against API abuse, account takeover (ATO), and … Continue reading Wallarm API Abuse Prevention protects organizations against bot-based attacks

Attackers exploit APIs faster than ever before

After combing through 350,000 reports to find 650 API-specific vulnerabilities from 337 different vendors and tracking 115 published exploits impacting these vulnerabilities, the results clearly illustrate that the API threat landscape is becoming more… Continue reading Attackers exploit APIs faster than ever before