Top 5 Myths About API Security and What to Do Instead – Robert Dickinson – ESW #354
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1. Top 5 Myths About API Security and What to Do Instead – Robert Dickinson – ESW #354
While awareness and attention towards cybersecurity are on the rise, some popular and persistent myths about cybersecurity have almost become threats themselves. API security requires a modern understanding of the threat landscape, with the context that most API providers desire to be more open and accessible to all. We will debunk the 5 worst myths about protecting your APIs.
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- API Security Basics - Everything You Need to Know
- Graylog API Security - Gain Visibility & Control Over Your API Attack Surface
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Rob started Resurface (now Graylog API Security) to provide a true first-party solution for API monitoring and alerting, based on open standards but with minimal assembly required. Having worked at Dell and Intel (plus a few early-stage startups) has given Rob a unique perspective on big data and API security, and deep empathy for the challenges that API providers face. When away from the computer, Rob tries his best to keep up with his wife and 3 kids in Boulder, CO.
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2. Lots Of Funding News, Airbus Says No, and Cato Networks Going IPO? – ESW #354
In the enterprise security news,
Lots of funding news, including: - Nozomi Networks Raises $100 Million to Expand Industrial Cybersecurity Business - BigID Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation - J.P. Morgan Growth Leads $39 Million Investment in Eye Security - CyberSaint raises $21 million to accelerate market expansion Zscaler Acquires Avalor for $350 Million Cisco completes $28 bn acquisition of cybersecurity firm Splunk Airbus Calls Off Planned Acquisition of Atos Cybersecurity Group Cybersecurity firm Cato Networks hires banks for 2025 IPO, sources say
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- 1. [Funding]: Nozomi Networks Raises $100 Million to Expand Industrial Cybersecurity Business
- 2. [Funding]: BigID Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation
- 3. [Funding]: J.P. Morgan Growth Leads $39 Million Investment in Eye Security
- 4. [Funding]: CyberSaint raises $21 million to accelerate market expansion
- 5. [Funding]: BotGuard Raises $13 Million to Protect Against Harmful Web Traffic
- 6. [Funding]: Euno Emerges from Stealth with Frictionless Data Model Governance Platform, Secures $6.25M in Seed Funding
- 7. [Funding]: Software Reliability Firm Steadybit Raises $6 Million
- 8. [Funding]: Mindflow secures €5M to pioneer the Future of Work with Autonomous AI Agents in Cyber & IT Operations
- 9. [Funding]: Redcoat AI Emerges from Stealth with $4.24M in Funding to Revolutionize Cybersecurity in the Generative AI Era
- 10. [Funding]: Codezero Raises $3.5 Million for DevOps Security Solution
- 11. [Funding]: Vawlt Receives €2.15 Million in New Funding
- 12. [Acquisition]: Zscaler Acquires Avalor for $350 Million
- 13. [Acquisition]: Cisco completes $28 bn acquisition of cybersecurity firm Splunk
- 14. [Un-Acquisition]: Airbus Calls Off Planned Acquisition of Atos Cybersecurity Group
- 15. [IPO]: Cybersecurity firm Cato Networks hires banks for 2025 IPO, sources say
- 16. [Partnership]: LogRhythm and SOC Prime Announce Partnership to Accelerate Threat Detection and Hunting
- 17. [Squirrel]: The Race to Build a Quantum Computer Is Paved With Gold – Says IDTechEx
