Alexandra Charikova

Alexandra leads Growth & Community at Escape and hosts The Elephant in AppSec podcast, focusing on application security. She’s active in BSides Amsterdam, OWASP AppSec Days, and contributes security research featured in outlets like Help Net Security

Alexandra Charikova — Last Publications

Webinar: Best Practices for Security Compliance

Webinar: Best Practices for Security Compliance

How can you turn compliance from a box-ticking exercise into a strategic advantage for your organization? Join our upcoming webinar with DevSecOps expert, Wilson Mar, and get insights you need to optimize your approach to security compliance. 😔Unfortunately, this webinar has been canceled until further notice. One of our hosts
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
1 min read
Vulnerability Management Lifecycle: 5 Steps and Best Practices
Application Security

Vulnerability Management Lifecycle: 5 Steps and Best Practices

Maintaining robust security of your organization is not just crucial in 2023 – it's a survival strategy. The recent data breach at 23andMe in October 2023 is a case in point. This incident, where a credential-stuffing attack led to unauthorized access to customer accounts, underscores a harsh reality. Even
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
15 min read
Introducing your new API security testing assistant: Meet our GPT Bot!
API Security

Introducing your new API security testing assistant: Meet our GPT Bot!

Hey there 👋 We've got some exciting news to share with you today! We're thrilled to introduce you to our brand-new API security testing assistant: the GPT Bot "API Guardian". Are you tired of spending endless hours proactively looking for the best practices to test
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
6 min read
Webinar: Building Your Product Security Roadmap
Events

Webinar: Building Your Product Security Roadmap

Whether you're in the first few weeks of your ProdSec journey or building your Product security program for 2024, you might feel lost trying to wrap your head around all the attack surface your org faces and identifying some of the biggest security gaps. Don't worry,
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
1 min read
Case Study: How Lightspeed ensures full security compliance with Escape
Case Study

Case Study: How Lightspeed ensures full security compliance with Escape

Lightspeed, a technology partner to more than 160,000 global retail and hospitality businesses, has recently transitioned to a centralized payments model and adopted GraphQL APIs as a cornerstone of its operations. GraphQL allowed Lightspeed to improve both efficiency and flexibility in data retrieval, resulting in better overall system performance.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
3 min read
Escape is now SOC 2 Type II compliant
Announcement

Escape is now SOC 2 Type II compliant

We worked hard to complete the process and get the SOC 2 Type II compliance and finally it's done!
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
2 min read
October Spotlight: The major events not to be missed
Announcement

October Spotlight: The major events not to be missed

If you’re not yet convinced that the fall is the best season to attend cybersecurity conferences, our upcoming event lineup might change your mind! This month, we're taking our team global, from the US to Monaco, Canada to Sweden. Are you planning to soak up the sun
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
3 min read
Escape – The API discovery & security testing platform is now available on AWS Marketplace
Announcement

Escape – The API discovery & security testing platform is now available on AWS Marketplace

With Escape now available on AWS Marketplace, we’re making it easier for all AWS-affiliated organizations to automate the discovery and security testing of all their exposed APIs.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
3 min read
Case Study: How Escape enhanced Shine's application security
Case Study

Case Study: How Escape enhanced Shine's application security

Shine is the online banking subsidiary of Société Générale, one of the leading financial services groups in Europe. Specifically designed for professionals with a commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, Shine offers a range of online banking solutions tailored to the modern user. At the heart of Shine's
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
4 min read
Case Study: How Thinkific has achieved enterprise-grade GraphQL security with Escape
Case Study

Case Study: How Thinkific has achieved enterprise-grade GraphQL security with Escape

Thinkific, a leading platform for creating and selling online courses, stands out for its commitment to flexibility and innovation. This dedication to innovative technologies led them to embrace GraphQL APIs as the center of their federated architecture. This system would aim to consolidate multiple existing APIs under one branch. However,
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
4 min read
Escape and Xolvio officially partner to help teams secure their GraphQL APIs!
Announcement

Escape and Xolvio officially partner to help teams secure their GraphQL APIs!

Keeping APIs secure is vital. However, not all organizations have the in-house resources to tackle it effectively. Xolvio's clients can now leverage Escape's expertise in GraphQL security and performance assessments. They can also integrate it into their CI/CD pipelines, enhancing their API security
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
2 min read
OWASP API Security TOP 10 2023: API security checklist
API Security

OWASP API Security TOP 10 2023: API security checklist

Discover the latest insights into the 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10, as we delve into the most critical vulnerabilities and best practices to protect your APIs.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
15 min read
What’s new for enterprise -  Escape Product Updates
Enterprise

What’s new for enterprise - Escape Product Updates

Our enterprise clients, we've got great news for you! During the last months, we worked hard on releasing new product updates to help you improve the efficiency of your business. From Single Sign-On (SSO) to Audit Logs, system status page, and RBAC (Role-Based Access Control), our goal is
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
7 min read
September Spotlight: Where to find us at upcoming events
Announcement

September Spotlight: Where to find us at upcoming events

Staying in touch with the cybersecurity community is super important to us. Good news! We're heading to some exciting events in September. Get ready for various talks that are packed with insights and solutions. You're going to walk away ready to tackle any API security challenges
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
4 min read

Alexandra Charikova — Events, Talks & Papers