The 4 Pillars of API Security

Implementing a Strategy for API Security in 2025

Best practices report

2025 Edition

Get a frontline perspective on today’s API threats

This report, grounded in real-world pentesting experience, outlines the most critical vulnerabilities hiding in plain sight. It introduces a clear 4-pillar approach to securing modern API environments: Discovery, Posture Management, Contextual Testing, and Runtime Monitoring.

What you'll learn

  • Why APIs are now the primary attack vector for modern applications
  • How traditional vulnerability tools fail in API environments
  • What “rogue APIs” are, and why they’re so dangerous
  • A breakdown of the 4 Pillars of API Security: what they are, and how to implement them
  • A simple 30-minute strategy to start securing your API surface today

Why it matters

  • You can’t secure what you can’t see
  • Most scanners miss high-impact API vulnerabilities
  • The headlines about breaches will only get worse
  • You need the right framework, and urgency

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2025

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Mentioned in the report

What has taken some time for enterprise security programs to realize is that APIs are a pipeline that often bypasses the layers of defense that organizations have built to protect their data and because of this they require more attention than most other attack vectors.

Corey J. Ball

Founder & CEO at hAPI Labs

Are your APIs as secure as you think?

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