How To Build An API Security Strategy
Search Security, Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
Lax API protections make it easier for threat actors to steal data, inject malware and perform account takeovers. An API security strategy helps combat this.
The rapid adoption of APIs, which enable easy integration of systems, helps developers build platforms at a greater velocity than ever before. However, API security is sometimes an afterthought, which has led to a corresponding increase in successful attacks against APIs.
While most organizations have a software security strategy, it often does not adequately address API security specifically. Existing software security tools, such as dynamic and static application security testing, are far less effective against API codebases, and conventional approaches often can't detect many of the top API security risks.
Organizations can't leave API security to chance; they need an API-specific security strategy.