APIs continue to play an integral role in the software development industry, paving the way for better software integration and allowing for a more seamless user experience, and transfer of data, vital or otherwise, from one server to another, or from a server to an end-user. The rapid adoption of APIs, particularly over the past 12 months, has led to an overall increase in recorded API traffic. Because APIs are sharing increasingly valuable data, threat actors are now looking to use APIs as an attack vector more than ever. According to a research report, API attack traffic has grown by…
Author: Musa.Nadir.Sani
Musa.Nadir.Sani
Musa is a certified Cybersecurity Analyst and Technical Writer. He has experience working as a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst and Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTI) with a history of writing relevant cybersecurity content for organizations and spreading best security practices. He is a regular writer at Bora. His other interests are Aviation, History, DevOps with Web3 and DevSecOps. In his free time, he enjoys burying himself in a book, watching anime, aviation documentaries and sports, and playing video games.
Application programming interfaces (APIs) over the past couple of years have become a key element in modern application development, allowing for seamless communication and integration between software all over the internet. A recent study shows 65% of organizations rely on APIs to improve collaboration with partners and more than half (53%) consume third-party APIs as part of their development. With their popularity increasing and their usage also following a similar rise, APIs can pose a high-security risk to organizations and individuals who use them due to the sensitivity of data that is regularly sent through them. If these sensitive data…
