APIsec University

🚀 Missed Our APIsec Certified Pen Test Launch Event? We've Got You Covered! 🔐 Yesterday, we hosted an incredible live session with APIsec University Founders Corey J. Ball and Dan Barahona, where we unveiled the APIsec Certified Pen Test—a game-changer in API security testing. ❔ Key Takeaways from the Event: ➡️ How traditional app pen-testing often falls short in identifying API-specific vulnerabilities ➡️ Why automated API scanning + expert insights provide deeper, more cost-effective security coverage ➡️ How hAPI Labs + APIsec combine to offer continuous API security assessment—not just a one-time test ➡️ Insights from Corey Ball, author of Hacking APIs, on the future of API penetration testing 🎥 You can now watch the full event on YouTube: Link in the comments! 🔹 Want to ensure your APIs are secure against authentication issues, data leakage, access control flaws, and business logic vulnerabilities? Learn how our expert-led approach can uncover weaknesses traditional testing often misses. Let’s keep the conversation going! What are your biggest API Pen Test challenges? Drop them in the comments! 👇 #APIsec #PenTest #APISecurity #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #OffSec

🚀 Missed Our APIsec Certified Pen Test Launch Event? We've Got You Covered! 🔐 Yesterday, we hosted an incredible live session with APIsec University Founders Corey J. Ball and Dan Barahona, where we unveiled the APIsec Certified Pen Test—a game-changer in API security testing. ❔ Key Takeaways from the Event: ➡️ How traditional app pen-testing often falls short in identifying API-specific vulnerabilities ➡️ Why automated API scanning + expert insights provide deeper, more cost-effective security coverage ➡️ How hAPI Labs + APIsec combine to offer continuous API security assessment—not just a one-time test ➡️ Insights from Corey Ball, author of Hacking APIs, on the future of API penetration testing 🎥 You can now watch the full event on YouTube: Link in the comments! 🔹 Want to ensure your APIs are secure against authentication issues, data leakage, access control flaws, and business logic vulnerabilities? Learn how our expert-led approach can uncover weaknesses traditional testing often misses. Let’s keep the conversation going! What are your biggest API Pen Test challenges? Drop them in the comments! 👇 #APIsec #PenTest #APISecurity #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #OffSec

If you want to break into API security, this series is for you! In this series, we will dive into different challenges created by APIsec University from last year's CTF. Some of these challenges are fantastic and put your skills to the test. At the end of each episode, there will be challenges for the next video that you can try out before the walkthrough is published. In this episode, we walk through Insecure Direct Object References (IDORs). Check out the first walkthrough of the "Under Construction" set of challenges: https://lnkd.in/egTSDGXq #cybersecurity #security #apisecurity #webappsecurity #pentesting #infosec #apis

API Fuzzing: The Art of Finding Injection Vulnerabilities I have recently dedicated time to studying API security techniques with the course available at APIsec University, where I had the opportunity to learn about fuzzing for detecting injection vulnerabilities. It is fascinating how small tests can reveal significant weaknesses even in well-architected systems. What is Fuzzing? Fuzzing is the technique of sending unexpected inputs to provoke anomalous behavior in applications. In APIs, this means testing endpoints with special characters, SQL/NoSQL queries, system commands and other payloads that may reveal vulnerabilities. Detecting Vulnerabilities: A Structured Approach According to what I have learned, an effective strategy combines: Broad Fuzzing: Testing the entire collection of APIs with Postman to identify anomalies in response patterns. Deep Fuzzing: Exploring specific endpoints with Burp Suite or WFuzz to identify specific vulnerabilities. Response analysis: HTTP codes 422, 500 or messages like "invalid character '$'" are valuable clues about possible injection vulnerabilities. Most common types of vulnerabilities -SQL Injection: Affects relational databases, allowing manipulation of SQL queries -NoSQL Injection: Similar, but for databases like MongoDB, using operators like $gt, $ne or $nin -Command Injection: Allows execution of commands on the server's operating system In the transition to API-oriented architectures, we must integrate these tests into the development cycle, especially considering that many modern APIs use NoSQL databases that have less known vulnerabilities than their SQL counterparts. Security is not just the responsibility of the security team, as developers, we need to understand these techniques to build truly robust systems. #CyberSecurity #APITesting #WebSecurity #Fuzzing #BackendDevelopment #InfoSec

🔐 API Security Matters—And We’re Here to Help! 🚀 At APIsec University, we believe that securing APIs isn’t just a best practice—it’s a necessity. APIs power the vast majority of today’s internet traffic, and they’ve become a favored attack vector for bad actors. That’s why we’re committed to providing free, high-quality API security education to over 100,000 students (and growing!). 💡 Here’s what you’ll find at APIsec University: ▶️ Comprehensive courses covering everything from APIsec Fundamentals to API pen-testing ▶️ Live events & webinars featuring top industry experts ▶️ A growing Discord community where you can connect, learn, and even join our Ambassador Program ▶️ Thoughtful discussions on APIsec x Bug Bounty Want to level up your API security skills? Join us today! 🎓💻 Image from our 12-hour pen-testing course with Corey J. Ball, co-founder of AU ❤️ | Link in the comments. #APIsecUniversity #APISecurity #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #Infosec #APIPentesting #APISec

Tomorrow is a very exciting day at APIsec... We will be hosting a live web session with University Founders Corey J. Ball and Dan Barahona to talk about the APIsec Certified Pen Test! (Special guest the APIsec scanner may make an appearance... 😉 ) If you’re interested in or required to do application security testing, this is a must-attend session. Traditional app pen-testing is expensive and often ineffective at identifying all of the gaps in coverage. During this session you'll come to understand how expert insights from an industry legend and the future of automated API scanning can combine to alleviate these problems. Register for the event at the link in the comments! #APIsec #PenTest #DevSecOps #OffSec #APISecurity

Traditional app pen-tests are expensive, slow, and leave gaps in coverage. There’s a better way. Join us for a live session on Thursday at 3 PM ET as we introduce the APIsec Certified Pen Test—a groundbreaking approach that redefines security testing. Join Corey J. Ball, APIsec University co-founder and author of Hacking APIs, as he introduces the most comprehensive and continuous application pen-test service. ✅ Expert insights from Corey Ball ✅ Automated, in-depth API testing with APIsec ✅ Continuous assessment—not just an annual checkbox ✅ More coverage, lower cost than traditional pen-tests If you’re required to do application security testing, this is a must-attend session. Register now to learn how you can get better security, faster results, and save money.

I love it when Ambassadors beat me to the punch on news! Please read this post from Edwin Bernhardt to learn all about the new APIsec Certified Pen Test!

Are you interested in API security, no fluff, no marketing just technical API experts sharing what they know? The eyJ webinar series is just that, I am joined by my colleagues for an hour of deep technical analysis, breakdowns of breaches and the latest in API security tooling

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. It’s time to get serious about securing your APIs with practical strategies. Join Esther Ogechi and Damilola Akinsola as they break down: - Real-world API security failures. - Highlight the biggest risks. - And show you how to build rock-solid policies to keep your APIs safe. Whether you're building APIs or responsible for keeping them secure, this session will give you the insights you need to level up your security game. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Saturday, March 22, 2025 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11:00AM WAT