In this episode of SaaSTrana, Venky and Raghu, Co-Founder of Sprinto, discusses why SaaS companies should pay close attention to security measures to become SOC 2 compliant.

Lack of resources & rate limiting is #4 on the OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks 2019. It is a prevalent API security risk. As per OWASP, rate limiting and resource-related flaws in APIs are quite easy to exploit, especially with automated toolkits and for-hire services. But the exploitation of the lack of resources & rate limiting flaws has severe consequences for the organization. So, what exactly is this security risk, and how do you prevent it?

API2:2019 Broken User Authentication happens when an attacker bypasses an API’s authentication and authorization mechanisms and gains access to sensitive data or functionality that should only be available to authorized users.

We saw numerous cybersecurity breaches in 2022. The attacks became more sophisticated, the bots got sneakier, and the cost of breaches multiplied. Yet, enterprises were underprepared to deal with the well-known threats. With the rise of new technologies and the increased adoption of remote work, cybercriminals have quickly adapted their tactics. They are now targeting businesses in ways never seen before.

An XXE vulnerability is a security vulnerability that allows attackers to access sensitive data or execute malicious code in a web application. This happens when the application accepts XML input from an untrusted source and doesn’t properly validate it. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a special XML input that includes a reference to an external resource (like a file or URL) that they control.