Executive View by KuppingerCole

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are among the foundations of modern digital business, powering the logistics of delivering digital products to partners and customers.

However, Security experts have warned about numerous security risks of APIs for years. But until quite recently, many organizations still believed that their API-related risks can be sufficiently addressed by existing security tools like web application firewalls (WAFs).

This report covers:

• An introduction to APIs as the biggest attack vector for web applications
• An overview of Noname Security
• Strengths and challenges of the API Security Platform