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In the Alleys of Black Hat and DEF CON 2023: The Quiet API Security Crisis

The neon lights of Black Hat and DEF CON, with their flashing demos and groundbreaking presentations, often dazzle attendees and cyber enthusiasts alike. From AI-driven hacking tools to quantum encryption, the subjects covered span a vast spectrum. However, as with any vibrant city, these include areas of risk and concern. For Black Hat 2023 events, APIs are core to these areas.

Salt Wins Prestigious SC Magazine Award - "Best API Security Solution"

It never gets old! We’re excited to share that Salt has won yet another award — our 15th award this year! This time, we have been named the “Best API Security Solution” in the renowned 2023 SC Awards. The SC Awards are cybersecurity’s most prestigious and competitive honor. The premier recognition program honors outstanding innovations, organizations and leaders that are advancing the practice of information security.

What Can be Learned from the JumpCloud Security Incident

In an ideal world, security incidents result in minimal damage, and we can learn from them to improve our future defenses. Fortunately, such appears to be the case with JumpCloud. According to JumpCloud’s blog post, its recent security incident impacted fewer than 5 JumpCloud customers and fewer than 10 devices. Moreover, working together with their incident response (IR) partner Crowdstrike (also a Salt Security partner), JumpCloud has mitigated the attack vector used by the threat actor.

State of API Security for Financial Services and Insurance

As financial services and insurance organizations have increasingly turned to APIs to accelerate business innovation, attackers have also changed their tactics, making APIs their prime target. This short video discusses findings from the first industry-specific version of the State of API Security report and draws on a combination of survey responses and empirical data from the Salt Cloud. Key trends revealed by the survey include.

Understanding API Attacks: Why Are They Different and How to Prevent API Attacks

Salt has just released a new resource for business and security leaders – “Understanding API Attacks: Why Are They Different and How Can You Stop Them.” Salt undertook writing this eBook as part of our ongoing commitment to educate the market about API security issues and trends. In this new eBook, we take a close look at how API attacks differ from traditional attacks, and the measures organizations can take to protect against them.

How the Digital-First Economy and Digital Trends Impact CISOs

To understand how the digital-first economy and global trends have impacted the role of the CISO, Salt partnered with the research firm Global Surveys to study 300 worldwide Chief Information Security Officers. This video highlights trends revealed by the survey including: These were just a few of the highlights from our recent state of the CISO survey. We encourage you to download the full report for even more great insights.

Australian Energy Leader Picks Salt for API Security!

We’ve taken our award-winning API security “Down Under” with our latest customer success! Today we announced that Jemena, a leading energy company in Australia, has selected the Salt Security API Protection Platform to protect its critical gas and electricity infrastructure. Here at Salt, we are honored that Jemena has chosen us to secure its API modernization project!

Understanding API Attacks

As APIs have become the backbone of modern applications, threat actors are increasingly targeting them. Whether it be to exfiltrate data, take control of critical systems, or disrupt key business services or digital supply chains, threat actors have taken notice—and they see APIs as a prosperous attack vector. In this video, you’ll gain valuable insights into API security and learn proactive measures to safeguard your APIs. By understanding the challenges posed by API attacks, you’ll understand the best strategies to protect your organization.

The State of the CISO 2023: Navigating Security Challenges Resulting from Today's Digital-first Economy

Salt is thrilled to share the findings from the just-released “State of the CISO 2023” report! We wanted to hear directly from CISOs/CSOs around the world about how digital transformation is impacting their role and understand the biggest challenges – both personal and professional – they’re contending with as a result.