The Evolving API Security Landscape

Managing API security amid growing threats

Web security practices provide a starting point for understanding how to secure your APIs. But API security merits its own discussion. APIs are different from web applications in many ways, so it only makes sense that API security comes with a unique set of requirements.

Growing risks make it even more important to define API security practices and identify solutions. Attacks across a variety of flavors—login attacks, API-specific DDoS attacks, and application and data attacks—are driving the need to build additional layers of security and increase collaboration between and IT and security operations teams.

Read the white paper written by The API Evangelist, Kin Lane, which will deepen your knowledge of APIs and their unique security requirements. You'll also gain actionable insights to proactively protect your enterprise.