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This post is part of a series on becoming a secure API-first company. For a deeper dive, check out the eBook Leading Digital Transformation: Best Practices for Becoming a Secure API-First Company. As APIs have become mission-critical, securing them against threats is crucial. APIs are an attractive target for attackers, and a single vulnerability can expose an organization's most sensitive information assets. To properly secure APIs, we have to move beyond basic perimeter defenses.

As 2023 gets played off and 2024 eagerly awaits its turn in the spotlight, let’s look back at the past 365-ish days in the land of Kong. It’s the year's final post, and we’re playing nothing but the hits! Read on for a recap of the biggest Kong news from 2023.

On-premises software is stored on local machines, such as desktop computers or servers, so people connected to a network can access critical features. Within an enterprise context, on-premises software almost exclusively exists on on-site servers that multiple employees can access. You might already know that many business leaders want to embrace cloud strategies.

As the connecting blocks of modern data communication, webhooks and APIs play pivotal roles, yet their distinctions are often blurred. Delving into their underlying mechanisms, functionalities, and use cases, after this blog post you will fully master the difference between webhooks and APIs. By unraveling the intricacies of these technologies, this explorative post serves as a resource for anyone looking to navigate their landscape of data integration and communication protocols.

The heart of SaaS innovation in the modern era is API technology, connecting one digital tool to another seamlessly. As APIs have taken center stage, the term “API Developer Portal” has become more than just a buzzword—it’s a crucial element in the realm of software development and the easiest way to ensure seamless connectivity.

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are the glue powering SaaS application connectivity. However, ensuring smooth operation of APIs requires more than just implementation; vigilant oversight and alerting can make or break your API products.

Kong Konnect is an API lifecycle management platform streamlining the connectivity between your APIs and microservices. The control plane is hosted in the cloud by Kong and available across the US, EU, and AU, while the data plane is managed by you within your preferred network environment, like Koyeb.

The conversation around data fetching and API management is increasingly dominated by two major players: GraphQL and REST. These technologies, while serving the same purpose of facilitating communication between client and server, offer markedly different approaches and philosophies. GraphQL, emerging as a powerful alternative to the traditional RESTful architecture, brings a new dimension to data retrieval efficiency and flexibility.

REST is a powerful and ubiquitous paradigm for web application development. It offers huge benefits that can help any service be more efficient, more extensible, and more scalable. Node.js is a popular solution for building fast, efficient, and scalable APIs. It is highly extensible, offering an ecosystem of packages that deliver fast and unified development.