Understanding API attack vectors

With there being an increase in the number of cloud service providers and the adoption of microservice environments and mobile applications, APIs have become a fundamental pillar of modern applications. They power a lot of digital platforms, including those belonging to eCommerce giants, financial providers, and social platforms, as well as educational applications and essential services such as mapping and location-based applications. This has also increased their attractiveness to malicious actors targeting said platforms. Some companies find that hackers spend more time probing their APIs than the companies themselves allocate to maintaining them. To properly secure your APIs, you must understand their attack vectors. Often, APIs serve as the initial entry point into systems, enabling lateral movement across systems and granting access to underlying systems, sensitive data, and workloads. Due to their popularity, they have quickly risen to become...