2020 Predictions: APIs Emerge as a Focus for IoT Security
Last year, the folks behind the Open Web Application Security Project released a series of 10 IoT security vulnerabilities. Midway through the list was the “Use of Insecure or Outdated Components,” which range from third-party software to hardware components.
One commonly used software component, application programming interfaces, pose a significant cybersecurity risk, according to Jonathan DiVincenzo, vice president of product management at Signal Sciences. (Well-known for its top-ten lists, the non-profit OWASP organization maintains a separate list of API vulnerabilities.)