NGINX App Protect Brings Security to the API Ecosystem p.block { color: #009639; font-size: 25px; line-height: 35px; font-family: Roboto; font-style: italic; position: relative; } In recent years, APIs have become the de facto approach to building the modern app economy. These software interfaces have become the predominant way to enable systems, applications, and devices to communicate and share a huge range of data and functionality. In essence, APIs have become the modern Silk Road for information and truly give the customer the power to unlock solutions that combine best-of-breed tools from various vendors. Of the organizations polled in MuleSoft’s annual Connectivity Benchmark Report, 80% use public and/or private APIs. Reported benefits include increased productivity (54%), increased innovation (47%), and cost savings (34%), among others. According to the survey, APIs also generate significant revenue for companies that publish them – on average 31% of total revenue. All [ more… ]