68% of IT leaders are worried about API sprawl
Axway announced new data from its inaugural 2022 Open Everything Strategy Survey Report, which found that nearly 40% of organizations are in the process of adopting a new …
API security
Three security design principles for public REST APIs
In this Help Net Security video, Dr. Pedram Hayati, Founder of SecDim, offers a technical write-up based on a secure programming challenge. The task was inspired by a major …
API abuses and attacks create new challenges for retailers
Imperva releases The State of Security Within eCommerce 2022 report, a 12-month analysis by Imperva Threat Research of cybersecurity threats targeting the retail industry. …
Shadow APIs hit with 5 billion malicious requests
Cequence Security released its first half 2022 report titled, “API Protection Report: Shadow APIs and API Abuse Explode.” Chief among the findings was approximately 5 billion …
APIs are quickly becoming the most popular attack vector
In this Help Net Security video, Shay Levi, CTO at Noname Security, discusses the findings from a recent API security report, which reveals a growing number of API security …
API authentication failures demonstrate the need for zero trust
The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) has exploded as businesses deploy mobile apps, containers, serverless computing, microservices, and expand their cloud …
The holy trifecta for developing a secure API
It’s hard to write good API specifications, and since most API gateways use them as IAC, they should be carefully checked for common mistakes. Writing an API that sticks …
What could be the cause of growing API security incidents?
Noname Security announced the findings from its API security report, “The API Security Disconnect – API Security Trends in 2022”, which revealed a rapidly growing number of …
Bad bots are coming at APIs! How to beat the API bot attacks?
API or Application Programming Interface is a de facto building block for modern-day applications, necessary for both building and connecting applications and websites. But …
API security incidents occur at least once a month
Postman released the results of its 2022 State of the API Report, which surveyed more than 37,000 developers and API professionals on a range of topics, including their …
Why your API gateway is not enough for API security?
The emergence of cloud computing architectures has caused enterprises to rethink the way applications are scaled. Impetuses were put on companies to get away from deploying …
Properly securing APIs is becoming increasingly urgent
Imperva released a new study that uncovers the rising global costs of vulnerable or insecure APIs. The analysis of nearly 117,000 unique cybersecurity incidents estimates that …