Mint Security

Scan your luggage – don’t let threats board your system

03.05.2025
16:45
business

Ann Sjökvist

APIs are the backbone of modern businesses, facilitating seamless data exchange between applications, customers, and partners. But just like an airport without security checkpoints, unprotected APIs open the doors for cyber-criminals to infiltrate your systems, steal sensitive data, and cause operational chaos. Hackers constantly scan for vulnerable APIs, looking for weak authentication, misconfigurations, and outdated security protocols. A single exposed API can lead to data breaches, compliance failures, and financial losses. The longer you wait, the bigger the risk.

Why API Security Is Your Business’s First Line of Defense

Securing your APIs is not just about deploying firewalls or basic authentication—it requires a multi-layered approach that integrates industry best practices and cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions.

We at mint Security believe that the multi-layered approach consists of different stages: having suitable controls in place, understand our code vulnerabilities, identify the loopholes, and finally conduct stress testing

ISO 27001

Implementing ISO 27001, which is a Security Blueprint. ISO 27001 is the gold standard for information security management systems (ISMS), and by implementing this framework, organizations can identify and mitigate API security risks proactively, ensure compliance with industry regulations, and establish a culture of continuous security improvement.
DAST, SAST, and SCA

Veracode DAST, SAST, and SCA help finding vulnerabilities, and harden your APIs from the inside out, preventing security loopholes from going unnoticed. DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) simulates real-world attacks to detect API weaknesses before hackers do, SAST (Static Application Security Testing) scans source code for vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle, and SCA (Software Composition Analysis) ensures third-party components don’t introduce security flaws into your APIs.
DDoS resiliency

DDoS testing using the RedWolf platform to ensure resiliency against scaled attacks. DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attacks can cripple your APIs, making services unavailable to legitimate users.
Penetration testing

Penetration testing simulating hackers attacks on your API infrastructure, identifying vulnerabilities before cybercriminals exploit them. This proactive approach helps businesses to discover weaknesses in authentication and authorization, prevent API abuse and data leaks, and aims to strengthen overall cybersecurity defenses.