This whitepaper explains why APIs have become the largest and least protected attack surface for modern organizations and why CISOs must treat API security as a dedicated program. APIs power digital transformation, mobile apps, and partner ecosystems, but they expose sensitive data and business logic and now account for the majority of internet traffic. Most API attacks target authenticated APIs and exploit business logic flaws rather than traditional vulnerabilities, which legacy tools like WAFs cannot detect. The guide defines three pillars of effective API security: complete and continuously updated API visibility, real-time behavioral analysis to detect abuse in runtime, and remediation insights that feed back into development. It concludes that automated, cloud-scale analysis and inte

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