The API Protection Platform from Salt Security has been named the "Best in API Security" in the 2021 API Awards, the company announced this week.
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The company was recognized for its ability to deliver unparalleled capabilities in API security, including continuous discovery of APIs and exposed sensitive data, API attack detection and prevention, and remediation of API vulnerabilities.
According to the Salt Security State of API Security Report, API-based attacks increased more than 348% in the first half of 2021, compared to a 141% increase in overall API traffic in the same time period. The need for API protection has risen in tandem. APIs have become high-value targets for attackers because they contain highly sensitive and confidential data and bad actors realize that solutions such as WAFs and API Gateways cannot adequately protect APIs. Unlike those solutions, the Salt Security API Protection Platform is purpose-built to secure APIs, leveraging big data, along with ML and AI, to mitigate attacks. The platform also provides significant "shift left" capabilities with scanning and testing of APIs in pre-production.
"In today's complex application environments, APIs have emerged as the fundamental building block for modern applications. At the same time, APIs have also become the dominant application attack vector, putting immense pressure on security teams to fill the gap," said Salt Security co-founder and CEO Roey Eliyahu.
"The Salt platform connects to any application environment, enabling organizations to discover all APIs, stop API attacks, and provide developer insights to harden APIs. Having our industry-leading platform recognized as 'Best in API Security' underscores the value we're delivering to the modern enterprise," Eliyahu added.
The 2021 API Awards will be presented at the 2021 API Awards Ceremony during the API World 2021 Virtual conference, scheduled for Oct. 26-28.
