June 30, 2025 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Akamai), a cloud services provider dedicated to supporting and protecting online life, announced the launch of new Akamai API Security enhancements designed to help customers effectively address evolving API security threats. As Akamai's API security solutions have won multiple industry awards and gained widespread adoption among customers, Akamai is further enhancing the functionality of this product.
From mobile applications to online banking, APIs have become the core technology driving modern digital experiences. However, as API usage continues to grow, they have also become a primary target for cyberattacks. In the face of increasingly complex security threats, businesses are accelerating efforts to strengthen API security capabilities while ensuring business innovation and delivery speed.
Akamai's latest API Security enhancements address gaps in monitoring across the API development and production lifecycle. The enhancements include:
API Security Managed Service: The industry's first managed service specifically designed for API security, integrating real-time monitoring, expert response, and clear guidance to help businesses detect threats early and mitigate risks.
Integration with Code Repositories: This integration enables teams to scan API specifications and code before deployment, identifying potential risks in real time—even for APIs that have not yet been deployed.
Compliance Dashboard: This dashboard provides teams with a centralized view to assess whether their APIs comply with key security and privacy standards such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS v4.0), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the MITRE ATT&CK framework, thereby simplifying the audit process and reducing compliance risks.

Akamai customers have highly praised Akamai API Security:
“With Akamai API Security, we can clearly understand which data is being used and how it is being used, allowing us to minimize our attack surface while still providing excellent service to our customers.” — Chief Technology Officer of an insurance company
“Akamai API Security is like a beacon for our application security team: now we know what to focus on. It is our primary data security tool. Deployment was straightforward, and they were true partners throughout the process. Now, we can scientifically assess our risks and take control of our destiny.“ — Chief Information Security Officer of a software company
”This tool is powerful and responsive, allowing us to monitor everything at the API level with peace of mind.” — Executive of a healthcare and life sciences organization

Akamai security solutions have won multiple awards
Akamai's security solutions have recently won three top-tier awards in the technology industry, showcasing its exceptional capabilities in the field of security solutions.
Won the 2025 Global Information Security Award from the authoritative cybersecurity magazine Cyber Defense Magazine
Received the AI Tech Award — AI Security and Privacy Category Award, which recognizes outstanding design, engineering practices, and innovative achievements in the field of developer technology and tools
Featured in the 2025 Cloud WAAP Network Risk Validation Report's SecureIQ Leader Quadrant, which evaluates web application firewall security protection capabilities (Akamai achieved a 0% false positive rate across over 1,360 diverse attack tests)
Rupesh Chokshi, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Akamai's Application Security Product Portfolio, stated: “Enterprises are increasingly recognizing that APIs have become a primary target for attackers, and protecting API security is a critical safeguard for maintaining resilience, especially in the AI era. We have made significant progress in adoption rates and industry recognition. This demonstrates that we are effectively addressing our customers' key pain points.”