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In Other API Economy News: Uber App Raises Security Questions and More

The week is in full gear and we bring you a review of the stories we couldn’t cover with a look at what what going on in the world of APIs. We look at a customized speech recognition API from AssemblyAI, a new banking payments API from Oracle and some confusion over just how secure the Uber app is.

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Wendell Santos

Voice, Financial, Machine Learning

2 days ago

How Cybercriminals Take Advantage of Chat APIs and What To Do About It API University

Cybersecurity solution provider Trend Micro has issued a pair of reports that highlight how chat platform APIs can and are being used by cybercriminals to achieve their nefarious objectives. Because of the degree to which Webhook APIs are involved (an API attack vector not previously discussed

Analysis

David Berlind

Security, Chat, Text

08-11-2017

Daily API RoundUp: eBay, Dog CEO, Data Endpoints

Fifteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Finance, Animals, Games and Security. Highlights today include an API for determining the cost of an education and ab API that helps online merchants to deter fraud. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.

Brief

Joy Culbertson

Security, Animals, Financial

08-01-2017

In Other API Economy News: Apple Brings Native Cryptography to the Web Browser and More

We start your week off with a review of the stories we couldn’t cover in the world of APIs. Included are Apple's announcement of the WebCrypto API, their effort to bring cryptography native to web browsers, AnchorFree's SDK for preserving net neutrality and the latest API for Bitbucket Cloud.

Brief

Wendell Santos

Security, Application Development, Privacy

07-31-2017

In Other API Economy News: Yandex Open Source Machine Learning Library and More

This weekend's look at what what going on in the world of APIs discusses Russian search giant Yandex's open sourced machine learning library, CatBoost. We also cover an Email Verification API from validation company SmartSoft, and look at HP's release of their data protection suite backed by an API.

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Wendell Santos

Machine Learning, Data, Email

07-23-2017

In Other API Economy News: Bullet Streaming Query Engine, Bot Defense for APIs and More

In today's look at what what going on in the world of APIs we discuss Yahoo's streaming data query engine, Bullet, which promises the ability to run 'look-forward' queries; Distil Networks released Bot Defense for API aimed at ensuring authorized users are access API servers and more.

Brief

Wendell Santos

Streaming, Security, Social

07-19-2017

Distil Networks Launches Bot Defense for API

Distil Networks has launched Bot Defense for API, a solution that protects API servers from bots. It protects API servers by determining if a human is using a verified browser or mobile device to gain access. It also determines if a browser is legitimate or an API client masquerading as a browser.

Brief

Janet Wagner

Security, Bots

07-14-2017

Elastic Beam Launches Machine Learning-Based Solution For Securing APIs

The scariest thing about how organizations are diving into APIs like they're the latest gold rush is how few of them are taking API security seriously. Even if they did, they might turn and tuck tail. API security is hard. Very hard. And there's no easy button. Elastic Beam thinks it has the cure.

News

David Berlind

Security

07-13-2017

In Other API Economy News: AI API Security, Trip Planning APIs and More

Can an automated, AI backed security solution for your API infrastructure really replace a team of security engineers? As the week comes to a close, we examine that question as well as offer a look at some new APIs and SDKs, as we bring you the news we couldn’t cover in the world of APIs.

Brief

Wendell Santos

Security, Payments, Travel

06-23-2017

In other API Economy News: FreePNs Instead of VPNs and Most Wanted Database Chops

It was only a matter of time before the idea of a free VPN started to get traction. There's one from Opera for Opera users (that only works on browser traffic). Now, there's another from ProtonMail. How long will it be before Google offers one? And what database should you be spending time with?

News

David Berlind

Security, Database

06-20-2017

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In Other API Economy News: Uber App Raises Security Questions and More

How Cybercriminals Take Advantage of Chat APIs and What To Do About It API University

Daily API RoundUp: eBay, Dog CEO, Data Endpoints

In Other API Economy News: Apple Brings Native Cryptography to the Web Browser and More

In Other API Economy News: Yandex Open Source Machine Learning Library and More

In Other API Economy News: Bullet Streaming Query Engine, Bot Defense for APIs and More

Distil Networks Launches Bot Defense for API

Elastic Beam Launches Machine Learning-Based Solution For Securing APIs

In Other API Economy News: AI API Security, Trip Planning APIs and More

In other API Economy News: FreePNs Instead of VPNs and Most Wanted Database Chops