An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a software intermediary that enables applications to respond to each other. APIs provide protocols, routines, and tools for software developers, enabling them to extract and share data in an accessible manner.
For instance, a web API connects an application with other platforms and services, such as games, social platforms, devices, and databases. Most companies are using one or any form of API, and because of the increase in malicious hacking technologies and methods, API security has become a concern. In this article, I’ll discuss API attacks in detail.
Unfortunately, as much as there is a risk of any company likely to get an unprecedented API attack, most are not aware of the possibility at all. This is mostly due to the unfamiliarity with APIs, and how a poorly implemented one can cause damage to a business.
More importantly, companies are not fully aware of how to prevent such an attack, and they end up losing critical user/client information. In light of such a scenario, lets discuss these attacks and how we can prevent them.