HCLSoftware, a global leader in enterprise software solutions, in partnership with Salt Security, is releasing HCL AppScan API Security—enabling organizations to effectively manage all their API assets and ensure they continue to deliver business value without introducing increased levels of risk.
According to the companies, HCL AppScan API Security is designed to reduce security blind spots with an expert-trained, AI-infused discovery platform that finds and inventories all API assets, ensures corporate API standards in runtime and development, and integrates seamlessly with dynamic analysis to pinpoint and fix vulnerabilities.
"The growing dependence on APIs has made robust API security a boardroom-level concern for our customers, all of whom are looking to improve their security posture and safeguard their digital ecosystems," said Rajesh Iyer, executive vice president, HCLSoftware.
HCL AppScan API Security provides organizations with numerous capabilities for more robust API security, including:
- Reduce security blind spots with an expert-trained, AI-infused API discovery platform
- Discover and inventory all APIs, including Shadow and Zombie APIs
- Pinpoint sensitive data in transit and ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS)
- Link APIs to owners and functions
- Gain insights into the security posture of the entire API landscape
- Ensure corporate API standards in runtime and development with the help of AI-based insights that assess and prioritize the riskiest API assets
- Adopt industry best practices using pre-built policy templates and an expansive API policy library
- Integrate API-specific DAST vulnerability testing and improve accuracy with up-to-date specs, business logic, and API configuration data
"With the rise in API security incidents and regulatory oversight, organizations need to maintain continuous compliance across their API ecosystems," said Michael Nicosia, COO and co-founder at Salt Security. "By combining HCL AppScan's powerful scanning features with Salt Security's real-time governance and visibility of attack surfaces, including our discovery of undocumented and shadow APIs, we deliver unified insights and deeper visibility across their entire API landscape. This enables organizations to proactively identify risks and uphold compliance with essential standards such as PCI DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA throughout the API lifecycle."
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