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Daily API RoundUp: DarkOwl, Shadowserver, SmartIP, Airgloss
Nine APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Blockchain, Payments, and Security. Highlights include the DARKINT Suite API that provides risk intelligence about a company's darknet digital footprint. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
08-09-2019
Google Announces Apigee API Security Reporting
Google has recently announced the addition of new API security reporting features to the company’s API management platform. These new features are currently in beta, with the company intending to roll out functionality to all Apigee Edge enterprise cloud customers over the next several weeks.
08-08-2019
Facebook to Open Source Video and Photo Matching Technology to Stop Abusive Content
Facebook is open sourcing video and photo matching tech so that partners and non-profits can leverage the technology to fight the spread of abusive content. The video matching technology, TMK, and the photo matching technology, PDQ, uses an identification and hashing system to prevent spread.
08-05-2019
13 Top Recognition APIs
Recent technology backed by machine learning is making it possible to recognize people and objects from images, videos, sounds, body parts, speech, phrases, characters, even typing. Developers can find over two-hundred APIs for Recognition on ProgrammableWeb. Here are some top choices.
08-04-2019
Plugging Future API Security Leaks: Are You Prepared?
APIs sit at the center of organizations’ digital transformation initiatives, making them attractive to hackers. In response, API management solutions are employed, but organizations also need to address the growth of more sophisticated attacks on APIs by implementing dynamic, AI driven security.
08-01-2019
AWS Cloud Development Kit now Generally Available
Amazon released its AWS Cloud Development Kit last year as a preview. Now, the CDKs for TypeScript and Python are now generally available. The CDK allows administrators to manage their infrastructure using the same language and tools they use to build applications, a move towards DevOps practices.
07-11-2019
Microsoft Releases Azure SDKs Meeting new Azure API Standards
Microsoft has developed new API standards in an attempt to modernize its portfolio and respond to developer feedback. Microsoft published the first version of the standards and released its first set of SDKs for Azure Storage, Cosmos DB, Key Vault and Event Hubs that comply with the standards.
07-10-2019
Smart Home Data Vulnerability Highlights Inherent Risk of IoT Proliferation
vpnMentor‘s team of “hacktivist” security researchers recently announced the discovery of an exposed database connected to Orvibo Smart Home products. The vulnerable account information exposed in the database includes 2 billion logs detailing everything from usernames to precise device locations.
07-09-2019
Daily API RoundUp: Ping Identity, Monetha, CloudAMQP, CarNET, QuantumDigital
Twelve APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Shipping, Identity, and Blockchain. Featured today is an API that identifies car make and model from a photograph, and an API that determines risk based on buyer reputation. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
07-09-2019
Self-Hosted Personal Data is Key to Four Promising Facebook Alternatives
As government regulators and consumers grapple with the extraordinary control and commercialization that Facebook exerts over personal data, and the extent to which Facebook has abused that privilege, a bigger question looms; what hope exists, if any for the emergence of a legitimate alternative?
07-02-2019
Ping Identity Adds MFA, Social Login, and SSO to PingOne for Customers
PingOne for Customers hit the market in public preview roughly half a year ago. Already, Ping Identity is adding significant features to the identity as a service platform. To make the platform more secure and more streamlined for users, Ping Identity has added MFA, social login, and SSO.
06-25-2019
FaunaDB GraphQL API Now Generally Available
Fauna announced that the GraphQL API for its FaunaDB database is now generally available. With the massive migration towards GraphQL, Fauna has expanded its already versatile database product with some of the latest serverless technology. Its general availability comes after a successful prerelease.
06-18-2019
Proxy Announces Open Platform for Personal Identity Services
Proxy today announced a new open platform that includes a new Access API and Identity SDK. This new platform is designed to provide developers with all the necessary tools to build custom identity services that recognize individuals based on their personal identity signal.
06-13-2019
Daily API RoundUp: Azure Cognitive Services, Clearout, Zenkit, Nervos, Berbix
Eighteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Machine Learning, DevOps, and Identity. Highlights include Microsoft Azure Cognitive APIs such as an API that recognizes handwriting, plus DigitalOwl semantic APIs. Here's a look at what's new.
06-11-2019
Roughly 100 GateHub XRP Wallets Hacked
GateHub recently reported that around 100 XRP wallets were hacked. Over 23 million Ripple coins were directed to multiple exchanges where the hacker was able to presumably use the coins. GateHub has published remediation instructions and understands that the hack started with a valid API token.
06-10-2019
How APIs Can Standardize Information Storage in the Cloud
Cloud-based storage has opened up new possibilities for managing and analyzing data. However, not all information stored in the cloud is as easily accessible as it could be. This article looks at the different types of APIs that let you sync to the cloud and have a safe way to access your files.
06-06-2019
Fugue Merges Fugue Platform and Fugue Risk Manager into Single SaaS Product
Fugue has evolved its platform and risk manager offerings into one SaaS offering. The new product allows cloud users to manage security and compliance through a single product, streamlining visualization and management of their cloud infrastructure. Access to the Fugue API automates the process.
06-06-2019
Google Takes Action to Protect Kids in the Play Store
Google has taken a renewed interested in user privacy and safety this year. It recently outlined a number of changes necessary for developers. Now, Google is moving further along this path with a focus on protecting kids from certain types of apps and in-app content in the Play Store.
05-31-2019
Google Introduces Kubernetes Operators to Help Admins Author, Release, and Manage Apps
Google recently introduced Kubernetes Operators which helps admins better author, release and manage applications built on top of Kubernetes. Built specifically with Kubernetes knowledge baked in, Operators work with apps built on top of Kubernetes and managed through the Kubernetes API.
05-29-2019
Daily API RoundUp: IPinfo, SafetyLocker, Cloverly, SiteWhere
Twenty APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Email, Real Estate, Internet of Things, and Natural Language Processing. Highlights include APIs for IP location services and an API for determining carbon offsets. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
05-18-2019