Topic: authentication

How to Secure a REST API: Prevention, BOLA Protection, Detection, and Response

If you want to know **how to secure a rest api**, start by rejecting the idea that a generic Top 10 list is a strategy. The OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023) is useful for naming common risks, but if you choose controls from a checklist before you define business exposure, you create false confidence. For incident follow-through, pair this with [How to Handle Data Breach in Your Freelance Business](/blog/how-to-handle-data-breach-in-your-freelance-business).