API security

Top cybersecurity threats enterprises will face in 2022
McAfee and FireEye released its 2022 Threat Predictions, examining the top cybersecurity threats they predict enterprises will face in 2022. Bad actors have taken note of …

Ignore API security at your peril
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are at the core of nearly every digital experience – whether that is the delivery of mobile apps that enable consumers to …

Application security tools ineffective against new and growing threats
A study by Fastly and ESG, based on insights from information security and IT professionals representing hundreds of organizations globally, revealed growing concerns around …

Why XSS is still an XXL issue in 2021
Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks take advantage of coding flaws in the way websites or web applications generate input from users. Despite their longstanding reputation as a …

A leadership guide for mitigating security risks with low code platforms
The low code market continues to grow, increasingly finding adoption for more diverse and serious applications among enterprises and independent software vendors (ISVs). The …

Top application security challenges: Bad bots, broken APIs, and supply chain attacks
Vanson Bourne surveyed 750 application security decision makers responsible for their organization’s application development and security to get their perspectives on data …

APIs in the insurance industry: Accessing a growing world of data
The insurance industry is vast and varied. It can be found in nearly every country in the world, with the earliest references dating back as early as 1750 BC. Modern …

MindAPI makes API security research and testing easier
Security researcher David Sopas has published a new open-source project: MindAPI, a mind map with resources for making API security research easier. “I love mind maps. …

80% of security leaders would like more control over their API security
There are major gaps in API security based on insights from over 100 senior security leaders at large enterprises in the United States and Europe, an Imvision report reveals. …

Protecting the digital workplace with an integrated security strategy
COVID-19 propelled the world of IT years into the future. Organizations considering long-term digital transformation plans were abruptly forced to accelerate their timeline, …

C-level executives driving the adoption of MACH across their organizations
Out with the old, in with MACH. That’s what a poll of global IT leaders found regarding their plans to revamp, or retain, their enterprise architectures. The research, …

mHealth apps consistently expose PII and PHI through APIs
All of the 30 popular mHealth apps that were tested are vulnerable to API attacks that can allow unauthorized access to full patient records including protected health …
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