While there are organizations that promise security to a client or as a core feature, hackers find an easy way in shutting down the mainstream and gathering the data they need.
How concerning can data security be and what are the tools that were used to undertake such operations on important websites? So, basically hackers are now more perfect than ever and target the app’s and website’s facilitator of data-exchange, also known as Application Program Interface. If not taken care of and left completely exposed to the internet, getting the information out website or application is a piece of cake for the hackers. Because once the API is exposed the hacked could easily download the data or customer record without any hassel and no authenticaton is required.
So, as API has no idea as to who is call or initiating the exchange of information, it simply reponds to the login submission for the server. For instance, it is just stealing a notepad from the catering manager of a hotel while he was ordering to server.
Now, the question arises even though developers work hard to share a good work across the platform and follow all the necessary protocols, API attacking and hacking combined has grown to a level of more than 200% as per a study from a leading organization.
Thanks to the several protocols like Transport Layer Security and many more which ensure the messages are encrypted and save the APIs from being hacked. We at Deliveready LLP follow such protocols along with other authentication options like OAuth2 which assist in securing an API. However, there are certain mannual commands like limiting-rate or frequency of calling an API which will also restrict the login attempts and hence save the our website or apps from suspicious access.
If you like to know more and work with us, feel free to contact us @ Deliveready LLP.
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