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Public cloud API security: How safe is our data?

  …APIs let applications (and devices) seamlessly connect and communicate. An API can create a seamless flow of data between apps and devices in real time. ProgrammableWeb, a site that tracks more than 15,500 APIs, lists Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube, … Read More

2014-2018 – Has API Security Changed? Yes and No.

Application programming interface (API) security remains a hugely overlooked issue, but Forum Sentry remains on top of its game. Let’s take a trip down memory lane from one glowing 2014 SC Magazine review, to our latest radiant review from CSO’s … Read More

What’s in a (Security) Name? Turns Out, Plenty

“Who would claim to be that who was not? Hmm?” This iconic rhetoric, from the 1987 film, “The Untouchables,” was delivered by Sean Connery’s street-wise policeman Jim Malone when he first meets Kevin Costner’s principled treasury officer Eliot Ness. The … Read More

APIs: Risks, Potential and Security Solutions

  “…government is a sector that already takes API security extremely seriously. Governments need APIs to connect together their vast numbers of IT systems and data stores, and to provide their workforces with modern user interfaces, and mobile access. Without … Read More

CSO Review: Protecting API Connections with Forum Sentry

  “The Forum Sentry API Security Gateway goes beyond access control and deep into security, monitoring all the connections that it forms between systems and enforcing very granular security policies.”  — John Breeden II, IDG. … One thing that makes … Read More

The importance of APIs in public cloud security

  “The importance of APIs in public cloud security: How secure do you think yours are? Jason Macy, CTO at Forum Systems explains why cloud security is not the only form of security required for systems and applications running in … Read More

Product vs Toolkit – API and IAM Security

  “Product vs toolkit – What’s the difference when it comes to API and IAM security? Jason Macy, CTO at Forum Systems explains the difference between toolkits, agents, and adapters versus purpose-built security products. … The issue is that API … Read More

Broadcom Buys CA: What the Deal Means for CA API Gateway Users

Last week, Broadcom announced its intent to acquire CA Technologies for nearly $19 billion. The news left Wall Street watchers incredulous and bewildered. Some analysts wondered about the two companies’ “business synergies,” while others questioned the “strategic logic” driving the … Read MoreRead More

Forum Systems To Exhibit At API World

Forum Systems will be exhibiting at the API World, taking place at the San Jose Convention Center | San Jose, CA September 8 – 12, 2018 … Read More

The API Security Gold Rush – Network Computing

When it comes to securing the API aspect of networks, should security come before functionality? Jason Macy, CTO at Forum Systems explains why this is the only option In today’s era of hyper-connectivity, securing your organisation’s systems, data and business-critical … Read More