While APIs enable innovation, they’re increasingly targeted as a pathway to data. API abuses are often carried out through automated attacks, in which a botnet floods the API with unwanted traffic—seeking vulnerable applications and unprotected data. In this discussion, Karl Triebes shares what you need to know about the automated bot threats targeting your APIs with guidance on how to protect your applications and APIs from these attacks. This segment is sponsored by Imperva. Visit https://securityweekly.com/imperva to learn more about them!   The punycode parsing in OpenSSL, missing authentication in Azure Cosmos DB Notebooks, the importance of documentation in security, labeling IoT security, bad response to a security disclosure   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw219