Source: thenewstack.io
To Support Business Continuity, Address Your API SecurityCategory: Software, Business, Security, Data, artificial-intelligence
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are incredibly powerful; yet they operate behind the scenes and can be taken for granted. When you factor in the speed of development and deployment in cloud-based systems, APIs — essential as they are to the functioning of today’s modern apps — constitute a substantial and largely misunderstood risk.
APIs, like any software, are vulnerable to a range of threats, from broken object-level authorization and user authentication to security misconfigurations and improper asset management.
To enable this improvement in the security posture of APIs, many CISOs are working to foster greater collaboration between security and application development teams.
In fact, it is often exactly the behind-the-scenes technology that makes the most attractive targets, because they’re often overlooked for security and are often vital to delivering revenue.
APIs, like any software, are vulnerable to a range of threats, from broken object-level authorization and user authentication to security misconfigurations and improper asset management.
To enable this improvement in the security posture of APIs, many CISOs are working to foster greater collaboration between security and application development teams.
In fact, it is often exactly the behind-the-scenes technology that makes the most attractive targets, because they’re often overlooked for security and are often vital to delivering revenue.
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