Blog Security The Do’s and Don’ts of Modern API Security Written by Abigail Ojeda December 20, 2023 Abigail Ojeda is a Product Marketing Manager at Akamai. Many security executives find themselves navigating through a perfect storm when it comes to  API security . Although APIs aren’t new, they’ve taken on much greater strategic importance in recent years because of the following factors: \r\n \r\n Users interact with applications through an increasingly diverse set of user interfaces and devices, often enabled by a shared set of APIs. \r\n \r\n DevOps practices and other fast-moving business processes rely on APIs to drive automation. \r\n \r\n API integrations among business partners are the only way to meet customer expectations for fast and seamless online experiences.  \r\n \r\n Industry developments like the Internet of Things (IoT) increase — by orders of magnitude — the number of connected devices that businesses need to manage programmatically through APIs.…