OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks – 2023

Learn how each of the OWASP’s Top 10 API Security Risks Occur, its Impact and Mitigation Strategies

What you’ll learn
What are APIs and Why and Where they are used?
How API Security risks are different from Web Application Security risks
Common API security risks and ways to mitigate
Application Security Fundamentals
Key strategies for secure API design, including access control, authentication, and rate limiting.
Best practices for API development and security testing.
What is OWASP? and What is OWASP API Top 10 Project
Comparison – OWASP API Top 10 Risks 1029 Vs. 2023
OWASP API Top 10 Risks 2023 – What is each risk and how it occurs
OWASP API Top 10 Risks 2023 – Real-World Examples and mitigation strategies for each risk
How to identify and prevent API attacks like improper asset management, and broken object-level authorization.
How to effectively secure APIs by mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities.

Requirements
Basic understanding of what are APIs.
Familiarity with web development and HTTP-based communication.
No prior knowledge of API security is required, though a general understanding of web security concepts will be beneficial.

Description
In today’s interconnected world, APIs are at the core of modern web applications. As APIs become increasingly vital to business operations and software architectures, securing them is more critical than ever. This course dives deep into the OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks for 2023, providing you with the knowledge and tools to secure your APIs effectively.Starting with an introduction to the importance of API security, you’ll learn how unsecured APIs can expose sensitive data, compromise applications, and disrupt business operations. We will explore each of OWASP’s top 10 API security risks -2023 in detail and compare it with predecessor list 2019, discussing real-world examples of vulnerabilities and providing step-by-step guidance on how to mitigate these risks.  You’ll learn Best Practices to Secure your APIs from various kinds of attacks. By the end of this course, you’ll not only understand how to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in APIs but also learn essential API security best practices that you can implement to ensure long-term protection for your systems.Whether you’re a developer, software architect, or security professional, this course will equip you with the skills needed to strengthen the security posture of your APIs and safeguard your applications from common attack vectors.

Who this course is for
Developers building or maintaining APIs who want to secure them from common vulnerabilities.
Software architects looking to incorporate security best practices into their API designs.
Security professionals focused on assessing and mitigating API security risks.
DevOps engineers who want to ensure API integrity in deployment and production environments.
Anyone interested in learning about API security and OWASP’s top security recommendations for modern APIs.
Penetration testers looking for application security risks beyond web pages.
CISOs and CTOs leading the company’s application security landscape focus on the new attack surface, APIs