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5 API Vulnerabilities That Get Exploited by Criminals

Security Affairs

APIs, short for application programming interfaces, have become a common building block for digitally enabled organizations. They facilitate communication as well as critical business operations, and they also support important digital transformations. Crafting an API security strategy is a complex task.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

The attackers have a vast, pliable attack surface to bombard: essentially all of the externally-facing web apps, mobile apps and API services that organizations are increasingly embracing, in order to stay in step with digital transformation. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale.

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Q&A: How your typing and screen swiping nuances can verify your identity

The Last Watchdog

And with “digital transformation” accelerating, there are so many more weakly-secured login accounts just waiting to be maliciously manipulated. The vast majority of these new, interconnected components and layers that make up digital transformation require login accounts, which translates into a fresh galaxy of attack vectors.