Digital Fortresses Under Siege

Over the past two decades, web applications have grown exponentially in both number and capabilities, which has streamlined business operations, enhanced the customer experience, and driven growth through features like real-time communication, data analytics, and process automation. APIs — the bedrock of communication among applications — have proliferated and are now poised for their own exponential leap.

Fueled by the adoption of microservices, cloud computing, the need for integration across systems and services, and, most recently, the rapid adoption of enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) features, application and API security is now central to any strategic defense.

Meeting that strategic imperative, however, can be complex. Applications