APIsec Launches Automated Penetration Testing to Secure APIs
APIsec automates API penetration testing, providing continuous visibility and complete test coverage.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/
APIsec, the leading vendor of API security solutions, has unveiled its latest capability, Automated Penetration Testing. Manual penetration testing, typically carried out annually or quarterly, is no longer in-sync with modern application development practices. Not only are the tests too infrequent, but they often overlook the API layer, which now constitutes 90% of the attack surface for all web-enabled apps.
APIsec now offers a fully automated API security testing platform giving DevOps and Security teams continuous visibility and complete coverage for APIs. The platform automatically:
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