DES 207 – Mitigating OWASP API Security Top 10

Course Overview

The OWASP API Security Top 10 defines the most critical Application Programming Interface (API) security risks and vulnerabilities, recognizing the changing security landscape as organizations embrace digital transformation. This API security course provides an understanding of API-specific issues that should be on an organization’s security radar with a focus on strategies to mitigate these unique vulnerabilities and security risks of APIs based on the crucial role they play in application architecture.

Upon successful completion of this course, learners will understand:

• The purpose and scope of the OWASP API Security Top 10
• The unique risks and attack vectors when exposing APIs to the public
• Best practices for secure coding to mitigate common API vulnerabilities
• How to eliminate or mitigate these vulnerabilities