API Security Startup Elastic Beam Uses AI to Block Attacks

Security startup Elastic Beam launched its flagship product, an artificial-intelligence powered software platform that blocks attacks on application programming interfaces (APIs). Eighty-eight percent of enterprises use APIs in their business. They drive revenue and improve speed-to-market, according to a CA Technologies report. For these and other reasons, more companies are deploying APIs in mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), and hybrid cloud environments. APIs also represent a security risk because they make it easier for hackers to reach into business applications, systems, and databases.