Industry Leaders Weigh in on the 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10

API security remains underprioritized as usage surges; the 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10 still leads with BOLA and broken authentication, and manual testing is needed where scanners fall short.

SaaS providers face rising API and multi-tenant threats; regular pentesting aligned to OWASP and PTES across the SDLC reduces breach risk and supports SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA.

APIs expose backend logic and sensitive data directly; targeted API security testing uncovers broken authentication, excessive data exposure, and access control flaws that traditional pentests miss.

Podcast recap with Checkmarx CTO Maty Siman on maturing application security: what shift left really means as open source, APIs, and component-based development expand the modern attack surface.

AppSec experts react to the OWASP Top 10 2021: Broken Access Control takes the top spot, Injection falls to third, and Insecure Design, SSRF, and cloud adoption reshape AppSec risk priorities.

Breaks down OWASP Top 10 2017 candidate A7, Insufficient Attack Protection, urging apps to detect, block, log, and respond to automated attacks rather than only validating input.