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5 myths of API security – CSO Magazine

By | Date posted: April 9, 2018

 

Our CTO Jason Macy chats with Terena Bell in her article, 5 Myths of API Security in the April edition of CSO Magazine

In light of Panera Bread’s API-related data breach, here what is — and isn’t — true about protecting application programming interfaces.

Myth #1: API security is a feature, not a technology

According to Jason Macy, chief technology officer at API security management provider Forum Systems, “Many vendors in the API product landscape talk about having features of API security.” In reality, he says, “claiming to have features that provide aspects of API security” is just like “claiming to have features that provide firewall or antivirus security.”

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Forum Systems Executive to Run the 2018 Boston Marathon

By | Date posted: April 6, 2018

Director of Engineering Javier Lopez Raising Funds to Support Nashoba Learning Group’s Mission of Serving Children and Adults with Autism

BOSTON, April 9, 2018 – Forum Systems Inc., a pioneer in API security technology, today announced that Director of Engineering Javier Lopez will participate in the 2018 Boston Marathon to raise critical funds for the Nashoba Learning Group (NLG).
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Forum Systems to Present at Cloud Security Expo 2018

By | Date posted: March 19, 2018

Company Executives to Discuss the OWASP Top 10 and Explore the Best Practices in Secure Enterprise-to-Cloud Integration

BOSTON, March 19, 2018– Forum Systems Inc., a pioneer in API security technology, today announced that company executives will speak at Cloud Security Expo 2018.

Taking place at ExCeL London March 21-22, Cloud Security Expo 2018 will feature cutting-edge cyber innovation, the latest in security strategies and the heated debate on GDPR. At the event, Forum Systems will showcase its award-winning Forum Sentry API Security Gateway in Stand S2220.

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Are you securing your public cloud APIs? – Digital by Default News

By | Date posted: February 18, 2018

Jason Macy, CTO of Forum Systems discusses why the rise of cloud services must go hand-in-hand with an increased focus on API security

As a direct consequence of the government’s Cloud First policy, highly sensitive information, including names, addresses, National Insurance numbers, tax details, passports, driving licenses and so on, may be stored in data centres operated by the major public cloud providers. These include the likes of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

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Forum Systems Advances Industry-leading API Security Gateway Technology

By | Date posted: January 25, 2018

Company’s Award-winning Forum Sentry Drives Secure Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Deployments

Delivers REST API for Autonomous Provisioning in Virtual, Cloud and Containerized Environments

BOSTON, January 25, 2018 – Forum Systems Inc., a pioneer in API security technology, today announced industry-first capabilities in its award-winning Forum Sentry API Security Gateway that enable enterprises and government organizations to securely leverage the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for key business initiatives. Further advancing the state-of-the-art in API security gateway technology, Forum Sentry now features a REST API for rapid deployment in virtual, cloud and containerized environments.
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