CYBERSECURITY
FEATURED ANALYSIS
Why M2M Authentication and API Security Must Work Together
SOURCE
Cloud Security Alliance
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TL;DR: Non-human identities are calling APIs across cloud environments every day. Securing those interactions requires two layers of control: Machine-to-machine authentication to prove the caller is legitimate API …
TL;DR: Non-human identities are calling APIs across cloud environments every day. Securing those interactions requires two layers of control: Machine-to-machine authentication to prove the caller is legitimate API security to limit what that caller can access or do Organizations are moving toward cloud-native automation and autonomous AI agents. Static API keys, shared service accounts, and long-lived secrets create unnecessary risk. Security teams should prioritize workload id…