APIs have delivered velocity and competitive advantage to companies of all sizes with IDC research calculating that 10-50% of enterprise revenue is derived from APIs, making them the interface of choice for data interchange between applications. But this versatility is not without its price. APIs are equally attractive to attackers because they provide ready access to the backend systems holding sensitive data. As adoption grows, so too does the API attack surface, potentially creating a ticking timebomb because of the poor security afforded to these middlemen. According to the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), application environments will see a significant step change in the…
Author: Jason Kent
Jason Kent
For over the last 20 years, Jason has been ethically peering into Client Behaviour, Wireless Networks, Web Applications, APIs and Cloud Systems, helping organisations secure their assets and intellectual property from unauthorised access. As a consultant he's taken hundreds of organisations through difficult compliance mine fields, ensuring their safety. As a researcher he has found flaws in consumer IoT systems and assisted in hardening them against external attacks. At Cequence Security Jason does research, community outreach and supports efforts in identifying Automated Attacks against Web, Mobile, and API-based Applications to keep Cequence's customers safe.
