Wallarm introduced its ongoing Open Source API Firewall project to the world at the recently concluded Blackhat Asia 2024 conference in Singapore. The open-source API Firewall by Wallarm is a free, lightweight API Firewall designed to protect REST and GraphQL API endpoints across cloud-native environments using API schema validation. By relying on a positive security model, our API Firewall only allows calls that match a predefined API specification while rejecting everything else. At the event, our in-house expert Nikolay Tkachenko (Research Engineer @ Wallarm) showcased the latest developments and improvements made to the open-source project and what it means for the developer community looking to build more robust cybersecurity solutions. Key Features of the API Firewall that were introduced 1. Secure REST and GraphQL API endpoints by blocking non-compliant requests/responses: The API Firewall ensures the security of REST and GraphQL API endpoints by actively monitoring and blocking requests and responses that do not comply with predefined security standards. This includes preventing unauthorized access, malicious injections, and other security threats. 2. Stop API data breaches by blocking malformed API responses: Malformed API responses can be a gateway for data breaches. The Firewall identifies and blocks any attempts to send or receive data in a format that deviates from the expected structure, preventing potential breaches and ensuring data integrity. 3. Discover…Read More