As organizations become increasingly cloud-centric and digital,
their APIs grow in scope and scale, increasing their value. APIs now:
• Operate at the heart of applications and services that serve
your customers and partners, including the latest AI innovations
• Are embedded across cloud environments, from the services
your developers use to the workloads your engineers lift and shift
• Represent revenue streams themselves, helping to grow your
business and build a developer ecosystem
However, if you’re like the 78% of IT and security professionals
who have experienced API security incidents,1
you’ve also seen
firsthand that APIs are a growing risk. Exposed or misconfigured
Rising to meet the API security challenge
APIs are prevalent, unprotected, and easy to compromise. Many
organizations often don’t even know about all of their APIs,
leaving them unmanaged. These dormant, or zombie, APIs are
key attack vectors.
The stakes are high. Attacks on your APIs can jeopardize an
enterprise’s revenue, resilience, and regulatory compliance. Most
organizations don’t yet have the right controls and capabilities in
place to prevent API attacks. Certainly, many companies have
API tools in their existing stack — including API gateways and
web application firewalls. But while these tools can offer some
protection, they aren’t designed to provide the degree of visibility,
real-time security, and continuous testing to defend against
modern API attacks