Sniffed API calls: API traffic may be sniffed through a man-in-the-middle approach, uncovering API keys or unsecured APIs. Access control: Who is accessing your APIs and what access do they have?

Unfortunately, securing keys, tokens and communication channels is not enough as the prevalence of stolen credentials and successful login attacks remains high. Increasingly, organizations are ...

API security challenges: The weaknesses of tokens When looking to exploit an API, threat actors will often try to harvest client credentials and API keys to obtain access to the underlying data.

Much lip service is paid to protecting information in the Cloud, but the reality is often seat-of-the-pants Cloud security. Most organizations use some form of API keys to access their cloud services.

Some of the things we expected, such as secure access service edge (SASE), cloud security, shift left security, and API security, lived up to expectations.

As APIs are a pivotal component of modern applications, more security vendors are collaborating to develop integrated solutions that deliver comprehensive API security.

Why burnout is one of the biggest threats to your security Aside from rapid adoption, there are a number of key factors contributing to API sprawl, including: ...

Another security consideration is the rotation of API keys, Willett says. When a user calls a third-party API they must provide a unique string with their request, known as the key.

API security startup Akto announces it has raised $4.5M in funding to protect the DevSecOps pipeline from misconfigurations.