We are in an era of unprecedented connectivity and data growth. Data is being created and shared at the fastest pace ever. Organizations are adding new APIs to facilitate faster exchange of data. For security leaders and practitioners, this presents new and daunting challenges with the massive volume of data and new pathways to oversee, new threats to stay ahead of, and regulatory complexities to navigate. Security leaders must maintain visibility of data, manage user access to data, and enforce strong security and privacy controls.

In the digital age, business leaders see software teams as core to the business and are demanding them to innovate faster in response to market and competitive demands. Organizations are on path of fast iteration - experimenting with new products or features, gauge customer feedback, adopt or drop and move to the next thing. The pace of change is not an option but existential for organizations. Organizations that can adapt will gain market shares and organizations that cannot, will cease to exist.

In 2019, OWASP released first version of API Security Top 10. Like the omnipresent OWASP Top 10, the API Security Top 10 delivers a prioritized list of the most critical application security issues with a focus on the APIs. In this whitepaper, we would like to share an overview of the API top 10 with comparisons to the OWASP top 10 for web applications and break any false sense of security by seeing similarities in the list.

During our various customer interactions, we often discuss how Appsentinels solution is different compared to a Web Applicaton Firewall (WAF) in protecting against API's attack. The core difference is that Appsentinels API Security Platform knows the context of what is it protecting while unfortunately WAF's don't. Let me explain why I am saying this and why this is important.

When it comes to designing or improving upon your organization's security program, one key area to focus on and include is cyber resilience. Either as a complementary stand-alone program or embedded into an existing cyber defense program, cyber resilience refers to a company's ability to continue business operations and outcomes in spite of cyber attacks or events.

In the past few years, third-party cyber attacks have imparted financial and reputational damage to every sector, from banks to healthcare systems to governments. The average cost of a third-party data breach in 2021 was $4.33 million, according to a report from IBM and the Ponemon Institute. While CISOs are well aware of the potential supply chain devastation from attacks, preventing them has been a challenge. In this white paper, we'll walk through three third-party breach scenarios, including real-world examples, offering practical solutions to prevent such attacks.

Businesses operating within the EU must prepare to comply with the stringent requirements of NIS2. Failure to do so could result in significant penalties, highlighting the urgency for organisations to act swiftly. NIS2 introduces new requirements in areas such as risk management, corporate accountability, reporting obligations, and business continuity.

In today's connected world, there's no shortage of entry points into financial institutions. From online banking websites to mobile apps, these crucial parts of a business are also easy targets. Taking a proactive approach to protect your customers' assets and your brand is the answer, but where do you start?