Akto has unveiled Agentic API Security Experts, a revolutionary solution designed to provide continuous, autonomous API security. Built specifically for modern application security (AppSec) teams struggling to keep up with the growing number of APIs and evolving threats, this innovation uses AI agents to proactively protect APIs, discover vulnerabilities, and ensure critical endpoints remain secure.
The Need for Advanced API Security
- Challenges of API Management: APIs are a core component of modern software but are often undocumented or neglected, creating significant security risks.
- AppSec Team Struggles: Security teams are overwhelmed by constant code changes and traditional tools that often miss hidden or complex vulnerabilities, such as “shadow” APIs and authentication flaws.
How Agentic API Security Experts Work
- Autonomous AI Agents: The solution deploys a team of specialized AI agents that autonomously handle various security tasks: inventorying APIs, testing for vulnerabilities, and monitoring traffic for misconfigurations or anomalies.
- Dynamic Adaptation: Each AI agent integrates with the team’s workflow, learns from its environment, and adapts to changes in code, configuration, and user behavior, providing continuous protection without human intervention.
Features of Agentic API Security Experts
- Live API Inventory: AI agents maintain a real-time inventory of all API endpoints, ensuring comprehensive visibility.
- Code and API Testing: The agents automatically scan code commits and APIs for security issues and vulnerabilities.
- Real-Time Malicious Traffic Blocking: The solution can detect and block malicious traffic instantly, preventing attacks before they escalate.
Impact on AppSec Teams
- Increased Efficiency: The AI-driven approach significantly reduces the time required to identify and address security gaps, closing major issues in days rather than months.
- Seamless Integration: The agents work directly within development environments like Slack and Teams, acting as an extension of the security team to provide on-demand expertise.
Statements from Akto Leadership
- Ankita Gupta: “Agentic API Security Experts represents a major breakthrough in API protection. This solution allows security teams to scale their efforts and respond to threats faster by integrating a workforce of AI agents into their AppSec programs.”
- Ankush Jain: “AI-driven autonomy and contextual intelligence make our agents at least 100 times more effective than traditional manual scanning methods.”
Future Plans for Agentic API Security Experts
- Expansion and Refinement: Akto plans to enhance the capabilities of Agentic API Security Experts, expanding the agent pool and refining their abilities based on user feedback.
- Deeper Integration with Development Workflows: The ultimate goal is to integrate these AI agents more deeply into existing workflows, making AppSec more agile, automated, and continuous.
Akto’s Agentic API Security Experts marks a transformative step in API security. By leveraging the power of autonomous AI agents, Akto is helping AppSec teams stay ahead of modern threats, close security gaps faster, and protect APIs with unmatched efficiency. This solution offers a future-proof approach to API security, driving innovation in how organizations manage and secure their critical assets.
