The first five months of 2026 have produced a series of significant GraphQL security incidents that offer important lessons for anyone running a GraphQL API. These are not theoretical attacks — they …
Incident response for web applications and APIs has changed significantly in the WAAP era. The traditional model — detect, analyze, contain, eradicate, recover — assumes a relatively static threat …
If you’ve been in web security for more than a year, you’ve heard of WAFs — Web Application Firewalls. But in 2026, WAF alone isn’t enough. Enter WAAP: Web Application and API …
Healthcare organizations face a unique challenge in API security: they must protect electronic protected health information (ePHI) according to HIPAA requirements while enabling the interoperability …
Credential stuffing is the single most prevalent attack type facing web applications in 2026. Attackers use automated tools to test stolen username and password combinations against login endpoints, …
Every security team has woken up to the same nightmare: an API they didn’t know existed was breached. API sprawl — the proliferation of undocumented, unmanaged, and unmonitored API endpoints — …
The OWASP Global Conference 2026, held in Lisbon earlier this month, delivered significant new guidance and research on web application and API protection. With over 3,000 attendees and 150 sessions, …
The financial sector has been one of the fastest adopters of WAAP technology, driven by both regulatory pressure and the direct financial impact of API breaches. Three recent case studies from Q1 2026 …
As the first quarter of 2026 closes, it’s time to take stock of the attack landscape. The data from January through March reveals several significant shifts in how web applications and APIs are …
Real-time web applications are no longer a niche. From collaborative editing tools and live dashboards to financial trading platforms and multiplayer gaming, WebSocket connections now handle a …
Rate limiting is one of the oldest web security controls, yet it remains one of the most frequently misconfigured. In 2026, with API abuse becoming more sophisticated and distributed, getting rate …
Data privacy regulations continue to tighten across the globe. The GDPR has been followed by the European Data Protection Board’s new guidance on API data processing, and California’s CCPA …
The first two months of 2026 have already produced enough CVE data to identify clear trends in web application vulnerabilities. As of late February, 847 CVEs affecting web applications have been …
Serverless architectures have become the default deployment model for new API workloads. AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers, and Azure Functions handle billions of invocations daily, powering everything …
DDoS attacks have undergone a dramatic evolution in the past twelve months. While volumetric floods continue to grow in size, the most concerning development is the sophistication of application-layer …
The banking sector has always been at the forefront of web security regulation, but 2026 brings a new wave of requirements that are reshaping how financial institutions deploy WAAP platforms. From …
Every year, bot traffic spikes in the weeks following the holiday season. January and February see a surge in credential stuffing, content scraping, and inventory hoarding attacks as automated threat …
The OWASP API Security Project released its latest Top 10 list this month, and the changes reflect how the API threat landscape has evolved over the past two years. While some entries remain from …
Enterprise adoption of GraphQL reached a tipping point in late 2025. Major financial institutions, healthcare providers, and government agencies have now deployed production GraphQL APIs, drawn by the …
The fourth quarter of 2025 set a grim record: more API-related data breaches were reported in those three months than in any previous quarter. As we settle into 2026, it’s worth examining what …
January is the traditional kickoff for CVE season, and 2026 is shaping up to be the most active year yet for web application vulnerabilities. As security teams return from the holidays, the first …
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