API security is an undervalued but crucial aspect of information security. Cyber attacks often target APIs and web applications. To remain secure, organisations must test their systems to find and eliminate any weaknesses. Organisations can achieve this with API penetration tests. An ethical hacker (or ‘penetration tester’) will examine your applications using the same techniques that a cyber criminal would use. This gives you a real-world insight into the way someone might compromise your systems. Web application and API tests look specifically at security vulnerabilities introduced during the development or implementation of software or websites. There is no single checklist
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