As organizations continue to embrace digital transformation, it’s essential to ensure that applications and APIs are protected. Application security testing, or AST, and API security testing are important components of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. AST is the process of analyzing application code and configurations to identify potential vulnerabilities. API security testing ensures that APIs are not vulnerable to attacks.

To help you decide which type of security testing is best for your needs, we’ll discuss the application and API security best practices to consider. We’ll also explore the use cases of each type of testing and how they protect your business from cyberattacks.