Security monitoring and IR for APIs
Security monitoring and IR for APIs refer to processes and procedures implemented by organizations to detect, respond to, and mitigate security threats and incidents targeting their APIs. Security monitoring involves continuously monitoring API activity, traffic, and behavior to identify anomalies, suspicious patterns, or indicators of compromise (IOCs). This proactive approach allows organizations to detect potential security incidents, such as unauthorized access attempts, abnormal data transfers, or unusual API usage, in real time or near real time.
Monitoring tools and solutions, including IDSs, SIEM systems, and API-specific monitoring platforms, play a vital role in this process, providing organizations with visibility into API traffic and enabling the timely detection of security threats. IR, on the other hand, involves a coordinated effort to manage and mitigate security incidents involving APIs. This includes activities such as identifying...
