Security News > 2023 > May > At RSA, Akamai put focus on fake sites, API vulnerabilities

Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai, which recently acquired API security firm Neosec in a deal expected to close in the next two weeks, is joining the API security ecosystem.

Akamai noted companies use an average of 1,061 apps and, to give a sense of the scope of attacks, noted that there were 161 million API attacks on Oct. 8, 2022 and peaked on Oct. 9.

The report also suggested that less mature organizations have less visibility into their API surfaces because they lump API security into general web application security and therefore invest in firewalls, DDoS protection and other types of general perimeter protection.

Fill gaps in web applications and API protection to improve API security.

Implement continuous discovery of APIs and integrate with API management platforms to ensure consistent visibility.

To that end, work with software engineering teams to enable self-service API specification validation, API security testing and catalog registration.

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