{"id":7948,"date":"2020-02-25T01:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T01:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-site.42crunch.com\/?p=7948"},"modified":"2022-11-18T11:43:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:43:54","slug":"self-registration-low-cost-tiers-api-security-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging2022.42crunch.com\/self-registration-low-cost-tiers-api-security-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"42Crunch Adds Self Registration and Low-cost Tiers to API Security Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

42Crunch Democratizes API Security by Adding Self Registration, Free and Low-Cost Tiers to Their Comprehensive API Security Platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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SAN FRANCISCO, FEBRUARY 25, 2020<\/strong> \u2014 Today at the RSA Conference, API security leader and creator of the industry\u2019s first API Firewall \u2013 42Crunch<\/a> \u2013 announced the launch of its new self-registration feature for their API Security Platform. Development, security and operations teams now have instant access to a comprehensive set of API security tools that easily integrate into existing workflows and enable an agile DevSecOps process.<\/p>\n

APIs are growing at an exponential rate: not only are they the backbone of any application, but microservices architecture imply exposing internal APIs for every microservice or group of microservices. The average number of APIs to protect within an enterprise is nearing 500, and Gartner is predicting that by 2022 APIs will become the most common attack vector. Unfortunately, API security is very complex and often considered too late in the process.<\/p>\n

A shift left approach is required to ensure security is addressed as early as possible in the design phase \u2013 enabling the needed DevSecOps process<\/a> to deliver security and protection throughout the entire API lifecycle. 42Crunch has made this easy by creating a platform based around the industry standard OpenAPI Specification, and now opening it to the public with self-registration to continue their mission of providing the most comprehensive tools for implementing API security best practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cAPIs are becoming one of the primary attack vectors, yet, API security remains confusing and most solutions out there are incomplete expensive platforms requiring talking to an enterprise sales person to get started\u201d says Jacques Declas, CEO and Founder of 42Crunch. \u201cWe believe that no API, private or public, should be deployed without being audited and scanned at design-time and automatically protected at run-time. Our new self-signup option, free tier, and low-cost subscription options let DevOps and Security teams work seamlessly together to Secure all their APIs in real time throughout the API lifecycle!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the simplicity and low learning curve of REST APIs that led to the explosive growth of the API economy in the last decade.\u201d says <\/span>Alexei Balaganski, Lead Analyst at KuppingerCole Analysts AG.<\/span> \u201cHowever, for the same reasons modern APIs are so difficult to protect against exploits and data breaches. Making proactive security an integral part of the API lifecycle is crucial to be able to develop distributed applications and services resilient against cyberattacks; having guidance and best practices, as well as convenient tools available at developers\u2019 disposal is how the journey towards this goal starts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c42Crunch has been doing a great job addressing the former with their API Encyclopedia for quite some time already.\u201d continues Alexei. \u201cToday\u2019s announcement to make the entirety of their API security platform accessible to every developer marks another important step towards making API security as ubiquitous as APIs themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The new self-registration feature provides instant access to the security tools in the 42Crunch API Security Platform \u2013 allowing teams to deliver security across the entire API lifecycle:<\/p>\n