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State of API Security for Financial Services and Insurance

As financial services and insurance organizations have increasingly turned to APIs to accelerate business innovation, attackers have also changed their tactics, making APIs their prime target. This short video discusses findings from the first industry-specific version of the State of API Security report and draws on a combination of survey responses and empirical data from the Salt Cloud. Key trends revealed by the survey include.

Understanding API Attacks: Why Are They Different and How to Prevent API Attacks

Salt has just released a new resource for business and security leaders – “Understanding API Attacks: Why Are They Different and How Can You Stop Them.” Salt undertook writing this eBook as part of our ongoing commitment to educate the market about API security issues and trends. In this new eBook, we take a close look at how API attacks differ from traditional attacks, and the measures organizations can take to protect against them.

How the Digital-First Economy and Digital Trends Impact CISOs

To understand how the digital-first economy and global trends have impacted the role of the CISO, Salt partnered with the research firm Global Surveys to study 300 worldwide Chief Information Security Officers. This video highlights trends revealed by the survey including: These were just a few of the highlights from our recent state of the CISO survey. We encourage you to download the full report for even more great insights.

Australian Energy Leader Picks Salt for API Security!

We’ve taken our award-winning API security “Down Under” with our latest customer success! Today we announced that Jemena, a leading energy company in Australia, has selected the Salt Security API Protection Platform to protect its critical gas and electricity infrastructure. Here at Salt, we are honored that Jemena has chosen us to secure its API modernization project!

Understanding API Attacks

As APIs have become the backbone of modern applications, threat actors are increasingly targeting them. Whether it be to exfiltrate data, take control of critical systems, or disrupt key business services or digital supply chains, threat actors have taken notice—and they see APIs as a prosperous attack vector. In this video, you’ll gain valuable insights into API security and learn proactive measures to safeguard your APIs. By understanding the challenges posed by API attacks, you’ll understand the best strategies to protect your organization.

The State of the CISO 2023: Navigating Security Challenges Resulting from Today's Digital-first Economy

Salt is thrilled to share the findings from the just-released “State of the CISO 2023” report! We wanted to hear directly from CISOs/CSOs around the world about how digital transformation is impacting their role and understand the biggest challenges – both personal and professional – they’re contending with as a result.

Salt: Securing your innovation

Salt Security protects the APIs that form the core of every modern application. Its patented API Protection Platform is the only API security solution that combines the power of cloud-scale big data and time-tested ML/AI to detect and prevent API attacks. By correlating activities across millions of APIs and users over time, Salt delivers deep context with real-time analysis and continuous insights for API discovery, attack prevention, and shift-left practices.

What you need to know about the new 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10

The 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10 list compiles and explains the most recent and pressing security threats facing today’s complex API ecosystem. As part of the committee that defined this industry-framing list, Salt gives you an insider view into the categories and how those embarking on their API security journey can most effectively address the critical vulnerabilities raised.

CVE-2023-34362 - Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered in MOVEit Transfer is Exploited in the Wild by Cl0p Ransomeware - Here's What you Need to Know

On May 29, 2023, a critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-34362, was published, leaving users of MOVEit Transfer software at high risk. According to Progress, organizations have reported possible exploitation in the wild. Therefore it’s crucial that any business using MOVEit Transfer to take immediate action, especially since all versions of this popular file transfer software are affected by this vulnerability.