APIs are fast becoming the de facto tool for connecting businesses, eliminating silos within the enterprise, safely exposing data, and breaking down monolithic applications into maintainable and reusable services.

As the use of APIs has increased, however, so has the attack surface of your system and therefore the risk that they pose. In the rush to realize the benefits of APIs and services, many organizations sideline and ignore vulnerabilities and crucial processes.

One of the most critical disciplines that fall to the side is API security. Obviously, API security is an area that can’t be ignored.

"APIs are rapidly becoming one of the most important infrastructural layers of the Internet. They are difficult to secure and determined hackers are extremely tenacious in finding ways to exploit them.” -David Berlind, ProgrammableWeb Editor in Chief

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This eBook is intended for developers, technical leads, architects, and IT and tech-savvy business leaders interested in building and securing a robust API environment.

At the end of this eBook, you’ll have a practical understanding of how to assess your API security posture, what needs to be done to implement API security, and a vision of how to mature your security as your enterprise’s use of APIs increases.