Continuous Security for APIs

Continuous Security for APIs

Oct 17, 2022
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Enterprises manage thousands of APIs, many of which are not routed through a proxy such as an API Gateway or WAF. Which means they are not monitored, rarely audited, and are most vulnerable to mistakes, misfortune, and mischief. This has left enterprise security teams to play catch-up when it comes to API security. In fact, Gartner predicts that ‘by 2025, less than 50% of enterprise APIs will be managed as explosive growth in APIs surpasses the capabilities of API management tools.’ Below are some of the key reasons that explain the proliferation of APIs and why many of them are left unsecure.