API Security
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API Security
Reinventing API security: Why Escape is better than traditional traffic-based tools
We have been doing API Security wrong. Discover how the limitations of traffic-based API security tools might impact your security and why Escape's agentless technology is the best way to protect your APIs.
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API Security
Limitations of current automatic specification generation tools
Have you ever wondered how automatic specification generation can streamline API security scanning? By significantly reducing the manual effort involved in creating and maintaining API specifications, automated tools offer clear benefits in terms of scan accuracy and setup time.
Yet, many existing tools on the market have notable limitations. Understanding
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GraphQL Security
How to secure GraphQL APIs: challenges and best practices
GraphQL APIs, while offering robust features and flexibility, present unique security challenges compared to traditional REST APIs. This article delves into the complexities of securing GraphQL APIs, highlighting common vulnerabilities and providing a comprehensive guide to best practices for building secure GraphQL apps.
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API Security
DAST is dead, why Business Logic Security Testing takes center stage
“DAST is dead” - that’s the phrase that appears every year on social media and in cybersecurity newsletters. But what if in 2024, it finally came true?
DAST, Dynamic Application Security Testing (even though we see a new terminology “Dynamic API Security Testing” popping up here and there within
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Custom Security Tests
Are custom security tests a product security superpower? ⎜Keshav Malik (LinkedIn)
Welcome to the Elephant in AppSec, the podcast to explore, challenge, and boldly face the AppSec Elephants in the room.
In this article, we'll cover the main takeaways from our conversation with Keshav Malik, a senior Product Security Engineer at LinkedIn. Our goal is to help you understand
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API Security
[Fireside Chat] API sprawl: Understanding the growing challenge of 2024 and how to navigate it
Hey there 👋
Join Bill Doerrfeld, tech journalist and Editor-in-Chief at the Nordic APIs blog, Erik Wilde, OAI Ambassador at the OpenAPI Initiative, and Antoine Carossio, CTO and co-founder at Escape, for a fireside chat on the challenges of API sprawl.
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During this live discussion, they will explore:
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API Security
Workshop "How to write custom security tests" - Main Takeaways
Organizations are constantly seeking ways to improve their defenses against business logic vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, often difficult to detect, can lead to significant security breaches if left unchecked. To address this challenge, we've introduced a new feature within our platform that empowers teams to create custom business logic
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API Security
Why security engineers need a new approach to identify business logic flaws
In the last decade, security scanners have evolved to identify common vulnerabilities like SQL injections.
But that’s just not enough anymore.
In 2024, data leaks in applications come from exploiting business logic flaws. In the next few years, applications will grow in size and number too fast, so the
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Product updates
Introducing Escape rules - Rules that adapt for you
Today, we’re launching customization improvements to Escape’s automated testing capabilities. With Escape Rules, you can now write custom security tests that do not require any maintenance and adapt to each newly discovered API and each new version of your existing APIs.
💡Want to learn how to write custom
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API Security
Sensitive data exposure: How to prevent it and where do we stand in 2025
Do you fully grasp the magnitude of sensitive data exposure? It stands as one of the most prevalent and menacing threats to organizational security in 2025.
Picture any information quintessential to an individual's or a company's identity and safety - personal, financial, health, or trade secrets.
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API Security
API security for PCI compliance: A deep dive into the PCI DSS 4.0 impact
There are more than 50 new requirements in PCI DSS v4.0 – do you know which ones apply to you and what you need to do to meet them? The March deadline is approaching, and we want to ensure you're fully prepared for the changes ahead.
The deadline
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API Security
How to secure gRPC APIs
Looking for ways to secure gRPC APIs? Don't worry, we've got you covered!
In this article, we will be exploring the topic of gRPC security and its importance in ensuring the security of API endpoints. We will also discuss the role of dynamic application security testing
8 min read
API Security
Understanding Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) Vulnerability in API Security
Want to know how to secure your applications? You're in the right place. In this article, we will discuss a critical vulnerability that ranks number one in the OWASP API top 10 2023 - Broken Object Level Authorization, also known as BOLA. We will explore the concept of
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API Security
API gateway security: 8 best practices
Are your API gateways well secured? If you have doubts, then they are not. API gateways play a large role in securing the flow of data between clients and backend services. But with the surge in API adoption (nearly 90% of developers are using APIs) and the increasing sophistication of
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API Security
Laravel SQL injection guide: Practical examples included
Want to know how to protect your Laravel applications? Dive into our latest blog post, where we guide you through the best practices for Laravel security. Explore how these techniques can not only enhance the security of your web applications but also bring tangible benefits to your development journey.
In
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API Security
Methodology: How we discovered over 18,000 API secret tokens
Hey there!
It's just the beginning of the year, but our security research team has been working hard to identify current API security challenges.
So for the Escape team, January went under the tagline "API secret sprawl" (we thought it was more fun than"Dry
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