This whitepaper explains why API security compliance has become a critical business requirement as APIs increasingly expose sensitive data and core business logic to sophisticated attacks. It outlines the complex regulatory landscape spanning standards such as PCI DSS, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA, PSD2, ISO, and emerging AI regulations, showing how each directly impacts API design, operation, and monitoring. Using real-world breach examples, it demonstrates the financial, legal, and reputational consequences of weak API security. The paper argues that organizations must move beyond checkbox compliance toward a proactive approach that combines complete API discovery, continuous posture governance, Zero Trust principles, advanced threat detection, and deep visibility into data in motion. By embedding

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