STRATEGIC REEL: APIs are the new perimeter — and business logic attacks are slipping through

By Byron V. Acohido

APIs have become the digital glue of the enterprise — and attackers know it.

In this debut edition of the Last Watchdog Strategic Reel (LWSR), A10 Networks’ Field CISO Jamison Utter cuts through the noise from RSAC 2025 with a sharp breakdown of today’s API threatscape.

From 15,000 APIs per enterprise to the illusion of “free” cloud security, Utter outlines how outdated defenses are failing where it matters most: the business logic layer.

He makes the case for a consolidated WAAP approach that unifies discovery, enforcement, bot defense, and logic-layer protection.

The embedded LWSR (above) distills the highlights in under a minute. Or feel free to view the YouTube Shorts version. It’s the first in a new series of mini-snapshot packages designed to amplify meaningful insight across YouTube, LinkedIn, and LastWatchdog.com.

To view the full podcast check out RSAC Fireside Chat: Attackers are exploiting gaps in business logic created by proliferation of APIs

Acohido

Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

(LW provides consulting services to the vendors we cover.)

June 27th, 2025 | RSAC | Top Stories

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Last Watchdog authored by bacohido. Read the original post at: https://www.lastwatchdog.com/strategic-reel-apis-are-the-new-perimeter-and-business-logic-attacks-are-slipping-through/