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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

One could make the argument that Application Programming Interfaces — APIs – are a vital cornerstone of digital transformation. Related: How a dynamic WAF can help protect SMBs. APIs interconnect the underlying components of modern digital services in a very flexible, open way. API complexity. Tool limitations.

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Mapping Out Your Enterprise Digital Footprint to Avoid Cyber Risks

CyberSecurity Insiders

By Gerard D’Onofrio, Country Manager, Dialpad Australia. By knowing just how big your digital footprint is you’ll be in a better position to guard your business against cyber incursion. . Most people have an approximate idea of what a digital footprint is. What most don’t realize is the potential extent of a digital footprint.

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GUEST ESSAY: Five stages to attain API security — and mitigate attack surface exposures

The Last Watchdog

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) play a critical role in digital transformation by enabling communication and data exchange between different systems and applications. API security is essential for maintaining the trust of customers, partners, and stakeholders and ensuring the smooth functioning of digital systems.

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MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

APIs are putting business networks at an acute, unprecedented level of risk – a dynamic that has yet to be fully acknowledged by businesses. Related: ‘SASE’ framework extends security to the network edge. Here are my key takeaways: Manipulating APIs. based supplier of networking technology.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 3)

The Last Watchdog

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? The cyber threat landscape is evolving rapidly. Consumers will begin to see their favorite applications touting “quantum-secure encryption.” Our defensive strategies must evolve.

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What is WAAP? – A Quick Walk Through

CyberSecurity Insiders

Many of the businesses that already have revenue-generating web applications are starting an API-first program. The common question most organizations grapple with is – how to enhance application security designed for web apps to APIs and API security? API Security Breaches are Piling Up.

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MY TAKE: Why speedy innovation requires much improved cyber hygiene, cloud security

The Last Watchdog

Related: The API attack vector expands Speed translates into innovation agility. A big challenge security executives face is balancing speed vs. security. Teeming threat landscape Security leaders’ key priority is reducing exposures to the cyber risks they know are multiplying. Here are a few key takeaways.