According to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP, 2019), broken object-level authorization (BOLA) is the most significant vulnerability confronting modern application programming interfaces (APIs). It can be exciting to pursue innovations in the API area, but while doing so, programmers must ensure that they are adequately attentive to security concerns and that they develop protocols that can address such concerns.
Last week, three golds. This week, two more. Wow – the accolades keep coming. Salt took top honors in two Globee® Cybersecurity World Award categories: Hot Security Company of the Year for Security Software, and API Management and Security! You can read all the formal details in our announcement. We’ve earned five awards in the past two weeks, and the month isn’t even half over.
The OWASP API project has recently decided to refresh the popular API Security Top 10 threat map. The team at Salt Security has always been actively involved in this project, having been a key contributor to the initial creation of the list. And we continue to be deeply involved in the thinking process, data gathering, and brainstorming in updating it. As of the writing of this post, the final version of API Security Top 10 2023 has not been officially released.
It’s our own version of the triple crown! Salt Security has won gold in not one, not two, but three categories in the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards! It’s like being at the Oscars and winning Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director! Check out our award announcement! This year, Salt won highest honors for: Being recognized as the top solution for API security means a lot to our team.
Overall, while API email security services can provide a valuable layer of protection against email-based threats, they are not foolproof and can have limitations and weaknesses. It is important to consider these weaknesses when selecting and configuring an API email security service.
