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February 25, 2025

The Transition Toward API-specific Security Tools

Melinda Marks
Practice Director, Cybersecurity

John Grady
Principal Analyst, Network Security & Web Application Security

Emily Marsh
Associate Research Director

Bill Lundell
Senior Director, Sponsored and Syndicated Research

Market Topics

Cybersecurity

APIs act as critical connections between applications and data within myriad IT processes today, and as such, they make for strong targets for cyberattackers looking to gain access to organizations’ systems. Due to several unique facets of APIs, securing them against cyberthreats requires specialized technologies. Recent research by Informa TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group found that many organizations may not be using purpose-built API security tools to the extent they should, which is to their detriment.

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