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SHARED INTEL Q&A: A sharper lens on rising API logic abuse — and a framework to fight back
- API-driven infrastructure is crucial in today's digital enterprise, connecting various digital services from mobile apps to backend workflows.
- Jamison Utter introduces the FUSS framework to address the rising threat of API logic abuse in modern infrastructure.
- Attackers are now focusing on exploiting APIs for their lack of clear boundaries and multiplying quietly without central control.
- APIs expose not just data but also logic, making them an attractive entry point for attackers to manipulate and exploit.
- Identity in APIs is being redefined to include processes, bots, and services, leading to security challenges with trust and continuity.
- The FUSS model helps security teams focus strategically on defining, prioritizing visibility, adapting to change, and embedding runtime protection.
- CISOs often misconceive API protection, assuming tools like API gateways solve the issue, but true protection requires understanding behaviors and trust relationships.
- A practical step for security leaders is to build a detailed API inventory, tagging each API with purpose, sensitivity, and potential consequences if abused.
- The future of API protection involves deeper contextual security, like identity graphing and behavioral analytics, moving beyond perimeter enforcement to runtime accountability.
- API protection is evolving towards understanding each API call's intent, history, and behavior for a more secure digital infrastructure.
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