Security tools left running with weak configurations are a daily occurrence, as common as your morning brew. Breaches don't always start with flashy zero-days or clever phishing campaigns. They often begin with tools you trust; weak access controls, outdated configurations, and carelessness in setup make them prime targets for malicious actors ...
API
May 05, 2025
Proof is in the data from Akamai's new research State of Apps and API Security 2025: How AI Is Shifting the Digital Terrain. Overall, we see traditional web attacks targeting web applications and APIs continue to rise, as shown by a 65% increase between Q1 2023 and Q4 2024. This shows that the capabilities that are being developed are under increasing levels of attack ...
March 31, 2025
Organizations are failing to protect their APIs despite persistent breaches and increased awareness of security risks, according to 2025 Global State of API Security from Traceable AI ...
February 24, 2025
More than 50% of retailers have indicated that APIs accelerate innovation, and 36% indicated that APIs are a strategic asset that can create business value ... As organizations rapidly accelerate API adoption driven by increased AI integration, cloud-based services, and API-first design, the associated vulnerabilities and security gaps are skyrocketing ...
February 12, 2025
The idea of embedding security into DevOps isn't new, and it's fair to say it's never been fully realized, but API security presents a particular challenge for DevOps that requires consideration ... Wallarm recently completed our annual API ThreatStats report for 2025. The findings reveal a sharp increase in both AI and API-related vulnerabilities ...
January 28, 2025
As we move into 2025, the role of APIs in dictating technological advancements across industries continues to grow ... Among these, open banking is emerging as a cornerstone, bringing unique challenges and opportunities. Here are five key API development trends to watch in the coming year for open banking and beyond ...
January 14, 2025
There are no signs of AI's massive growth and adoption slowing down anytime soon ... But none of this AI-driven innovation is possible without application programming interfaces (APIs). APIs have exploded in recent years and are consequently difficult to manage at scale ...
January 13, 2025
If you're building in the cloud, you're building with APIs. And if you're building with APIs, you need to be thinking about API gateways. In today's interconnected digital landscape, APIs serve as the crucial bridges that facilitate communication and data exchange between various software applications and services. As organizations increasingly adopt cloud-native architectures and microservices, the number and complexity of APIs continue to grow, creating a new set of security challenges. This is where API gateways step in, offering a powerful solution to manage and secure the API ecosystem ...
December 19, 2024
Part 3 covers predictions about software quality and testing, as well as some challenges developers will face in 2025 ...
December 11, 2024
In Part 16 of this series, experts offer predictions about how AI will change DevOps and development processes in 2025 and beyond ...
December 03, 2024
Amid growing pressure to enhance productivity and maintain a competitive edge, organizations are streamlining their application development processes. While increasingly integrating DevSecOps and Generative AI (GenAI) into their workflows, development teams must align to safeguard against application security threats and manage risks effectively ...
September 19, 2024
APIs are vital to the financial sector, enabling seamless interactions and efficient operations. However, recent high-profile breaches highlight the urgent need for stronger API security. Financial institutions, in particular, are prime targets for cybercriminals, due to the sensitive nature of the data they handle. The exposure of such sensitive data through APIs can have severe consequences ...
September 05, 2024
Another RSA Conference has come and gone, but not without imparting the wisdom of its attendees who took part in Traceable AI's second annual survey ... The results from this year's survey portrayed a clear message: organizations are struggling to keep up with the continuously evolving challenges of API security ...
August 19, 2024
Platform Engineering is not new. However, as API management becomes more critical and complicated, connecting the world, platform engineering is also evolving to be a vital component of modern digital business. API developers play a crucial role in creating, managing, and scaling APIs to meet the demands of their organizations and customers. What should developers understand about the current state of platform engineering? ...
July 29, 2024
Security teams are struggling to keep pace with the risks posed by organizations' dependency on modern applications — the technology that underpins all of today's most used sites, according to Cloudflare's State of Application Security 2024 Report ...
July 22, 2024
Considering the growing sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks, enterprises must make security a priority when developing new applications. To protect sensitive data and preserve the integrity of corporate operations, it's essential to follow the best practices. This blog discusses the best practices for secure enterprise application development so that your subsequent application development becomes easy, safe, and time effective ...
July 16, 2024
API abuse is rampant, impacting organizations of all sizes and industries ... Despite increasing awareness, many organizations are still in the initial stages of implementing strong API security. Our recent research, the Salt Security State of API Security Report 2024, painted a concerning picture of the current state of the market ...
July 15, 2024
B2B SaaS companies add enormous customer value to their products with built-in integrations to their customers' other tools. These connections reduce friction and streamline tasks. Could your SaaS company use your existing developers to build integrations entirely in-house? Absolutely. But should you? Possibly not ...
June 06, 2024
API security requires a holistic approach to the design, implementation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of all things API. With API traffic making up almost 70% of all Internet traffic, they are a lucrative target for cybercriminals. 84% of organizations admit they don’t currently have advanced API security in their stack, so it’s unsurprising that API-related security incidents cost global businesses as much as $75 billion annually ...
June 03, 2024
There is no way to overestimate the significance of strong application security in the quickly changing digital world ... In this blog, we explore some key trends shaping the landscape of application security testing services in 2023 ...
April 01, 2024
Today, more than 98% of websites around the world use JavaScript as their go-to client-side coding language. But this use introduces challenges — today the average web page has more than 60 third-party scripts that are unmonitored and have uncontrolled access to forms and data anywhere on the page. Here are four examples of challenges businesses are facing as a result ...
March 13, 2024
The number and severity of API attacks and vulnerabilities are increasing according to the API ThreatStats™2024 Report from Wallarm — there was a 30% increase in API-related Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) and security bulletins in 2023 compared to 2022 ...
February 26, 2024
Regardless of what kind of technology you're working with, boosting productivity is pivotal in today's market due to the proliferation of new innovations, the increase of AI, and an increasing consumer demand for a faster time to market. Developer productivity holds immense importance, not merely in coding faster but in making every minute count, particularly when time is constantly working against you ...
February 14, 2024
Everyone can agree that application programming interface (API) security is important, but whose responsibility is it? Many organizations don't have a clear answer — and this presents a major opportunity for developers to step up into an important new role: API champion ...
February 01, 2024
The acceleration of digital transformation and subsequent rise in API, containerization, and multi-cloud deployments are creating a dynamic attack surface that's growing increasingly complex. Maintaining visibility to keep track of new, changed, unmanaged, or insecure APIs grows increasingly difficult ...
