Issue 190: Akamai’s report on APIs, API security checklist, dangers of API security overconfidence
Brief
This week, we have a report from Akamai focusing on APIs which they describe as “the attack surface that connects us all”. We also feature an API security checklist that covers seven of the most important requirements, and an article on the dangers of API security overconfidence. Finally, we round off with a video from Neil Madden on self-contained tokens and JWTs.
Report: Akamai’s report on API: the attack surface that connects us all
First up this week we have the latest State of the Internet report from Akamai. This year’s report focuses on APIs – which they describe as “the attack surface that connects us all” – and surveys the state of API security in 2022.
The report focuses on a number of high-profile API breaches and pays particular attention to the research into FIHR APIs by Alissa Knight , which found that the majority of FIHR APIs had security vulnerabilities.