APIs leave businesses open to attack

APIs are designed to be fast and easy pipelines between different platforms. They offer convenience and user experience which makes APIs essential to many businesses, but it also makes them attractive targets for cybercriminals. A new report from Akamai, produced in collaboration with Veracode, highlights the frustrating pattern of API vulnerabilities, despite improvements that have been made in software development life cycles (SDLCs) and testing tools. Often, API security is relegated to an afterthought in the rush to bring apps to market, with many organizations relying on traditional network security solutions that are not designed to protect the wider attack… [Continue Reading]