API Threat Trends: How Attackers Are Exploiting Business Logic

As businesses rely more on APIs, attackers are quick to turn that trust into opportunity. Among the most dangerous and difficult-to-detect threats are business logic exploits, which let cybercriminals manipulate legitimate functionality to gain unauthorized access, exfiltrate data, or disrupt...

Introducing the Wallarm Q1 2024 API ThreatStats™ Report

As we have in previous editions of the ThreatStats report, we highlight the industry’s top API-related attacks and trends. New to this version, however, is a detailed analysis of API attacks targeting AI-based applications, representing a new and rapidly expanding threat vector. And while we...

Lurking in the Shadows: Attack Trends Shine Light on API Threats

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Test and evaluate your WAF before hackers

Since 1991, Web Application Firewall, commonly referred to as WAF, has become one of the most common application security technologies available on the market. Since the last century, WAFs have evolved by incorporating the cloud and using Machine Learning instead of RegExp. Currently, few...

Why it Pays to Have a Comprehensive API Security Strategy

In an era dominated by digital connectivity and rapid technological advancements, Application Programming Interfaces APIs play a pivotal role in facilitating seamless communication and data exchange between diverse software applications. As API usage continues to grow, so does the need for robust...

Webinar: Join us for the latest in API Threats on January 24, 2024

In today's complex digital landscape, the security of APIs has become paramount. As we move into 2024, it's essential to stay ahead of the evolving API security threats and vulnerabilities. The upcoming webinar on "API ThreatStats™ Report: 2023 Year-In-Review" is your quickest way to learn about...

Wallarm to Unveil New API Security Solution and Strategic Shift at Black Hat Europe 2023

If you're involved with cybersecurity and are based in Europe, then Black Hat Europe 2023 in London, December 6 and 7 is a must-attend event. Wallarm, the experts in API and Application Security, will be attending the event, and we're excited to connect with you. If you are planning to attend, co...

Wallarm at Black Hat USA 2023 Booth #3131

Wallarm is excited to be back at Black Hat USA this year and meet with our friends in the community wanting or perhaps needing to learn more about integrated web app and API protection. We look forward to seeing you there! Expo Hours If you’re attending in person, the Business Hall is open for tw...

Evolution of API Security – A Practical Guide to Addressing API Threats in 2023

The kind of API security scenarios we witnessed today were never like this from the beginning of time. It has gone to extra lengths to become responsive and productive as it’s now. How was it in the beginning? What changes has it faced? What more can we expect in the future? If this is what bothe...

6 Top API Security Risks! Favored Targets for Attackers If Left Unmanaged

Security threats are always a concern when it comes to APIs. API security can be compared to driving a car. You must be cautious and review everything closely before releasing it into the world. By failing to do so, you're putting yourself and others at risk. API attacks are more dangerous than...

What’s most important for a CISO in API security?

As threats to networks and systems have changed, so have CISOs’ priorities. API security has grown more important with everything as a service and in the cloud. Todays CISOs must ensure they have a plan for protecting APIs. To learn what’s most crucial when protecting APIs, we surveyed CISOs and...

Predicting the Next OWASP API Security Top 10

As a long-time OWASP member and application security practitioner, I wanted to share my thoughts on how the newly released OWASP Web App Top 10 might impact or influence the updates to the API Security Top 10, last released back in December 2019. These lists cover the most common causes for...

Wallarm API Discovery: Discover API endpoints automatically and secure them

What do you know about your APIs? Why are the vulnerable v2 and v3 still exposed if they are deprecated for almost a year? What else is exposed and you don’t even know? Are Swagger specs up to date? Teaser: Surely not. A lot of questions, right? Meet Wallarm’s latest feature for API Discovery and...

WAF JSON decoding capability required to protect against API threats like CVE-2020-13942 Apache Unomi RCE

New critical Apache Unomi exploit was released yesterday. As an official press release says: "Apache Unomi is the industrys first reference implementation of the upcoming OASIS CDP specification established by the OASIS CXS Technical Committee, which sets standards as a core technology for enabli...