Will AI transform how we secure APIs? [Q&A]

Digital services, including Generative AI, rely heavily upon Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to access and relay data. But securing these conduits can be difficult so is this a problem that AI could help solve? We spoke to James Sherlow, systems engineering director, EMEA, at Cequence Security, to find out how Generative AI might be used to address API security. BN: Why is API security problematic? JS: APIs are easily exploitable because they are so numerous and are poorly managed. Almost a third of malicious requests are targeted at shadow APIs, that is APIs that the organization is not aware of… [Continue Reading]