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It’s Time to Consolidate Your Web App and API Security Mess

When he was training to fight George Foreman in the famous “rumble in the jungle,” Muhammad Ali waved off the famed knockout power of his rival, declaring that “his hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see.” Fast-forward to the present and Ali’s observation still packs a punch when it comes to describing one of the biggest problems in the contemporary security world that nobody’s talking about: the utter lack of visibility when it comes to protecting apps and APIs.

Let’s say you’ve got 20 APIs built by 20 different groups and they all come up with 20 different security models and protections.

ESG surveyed enterprise customers who reported that they now use an average of 11 separate security tools to manage their web application and API security.

In that ESG survey I just referenced, 93% of the respondents expressed interest in deploying a consolidated web application and API security solution.