APIs face 68% more threats per host than traditional web applications, based on analysis of over 2 billion blocked attacks by AppTrana WAAP platform (State of Application Security 2025). This whitepaper explores common API threats, essential security practices, and advanced protection methods used by AppTrana to help organizations secure their API infrastructure.
What will you learn from this whitepaper:
- The Fundamentals of API Security
- Top 10 API Security Risks (OWASP 2023)
- Essential Best Practices to Secure Your APIs
- API Security Deployment: Understanding the Spectrum of Solutions
- How API Security Works
- AppTrana API Security: Full-Lifecycle Protection for Every API You Expose
- Core Capabilities and Techniques AppTrana WAAP Uses to Mitigate API Attacks
- API Security Operational Modes: Adaptive Enforcement for Every Phase
- How a Fintech Unicorn Secured 6,000+ API Endpoints With AppTrana
