Nclose is pleased to announce its newly forged alliance with Layer7 Technologies - a world leader in API management with an arsenal of products that integrate effortlessly to secure new and legacy platforms.
As customers relentlessly demand apps for any and every form of interaction with retail, banking and service organisations, companies often trip themselves up in the rush to deliver whatever the customer wants.
"In the context of API management, tripping up often means inadvertently affording hackers access to crucial information about the structure and security that is built into your back-end systems," says Martin Potgieter, Technical Director at Nclose.
APIs are the layers of software that allow external facing applications to access your secure company and customer data. It's the layer that enables mobile banking apps to offer full service facilities to clients, facilitates online shopping, and drives a multitude of other interactive avenues that make your precious customers feel that they have a direct line to the heart of your company.
"With the very best intentions in mind, many companies unknowingly enter the world of APIs unaware of the inherent risks - or adapt older systems to meet the requirements of an app driven marketplace. Without the correct approach, or the correct protection, APIs can unwittingly give hackers a clear view of the internal structure of your back-end systems, reveal authentication information, and even serve your customers' personal data to people with intentions that are less than noble," says Stephen Osler, Business Development Director at Nclose.
Layer 7 Technologies has been aware of this problem for some time, and offers several products and services that address API management - regardless of your company's level of maturity or existing network security.
With a refreshing sensitivity to the costs, time and effort that can go into re-engineering an existing, flawed API layer, Layer 7 Technology's offerings are easily retro-fitted to your current environment. Carefully selected products provide the security and peace of mind that will allow you to develop and expand your API layers confidently and without fear of endangering your back-end systems - or your relationships with your customers.
Layer 7 Technology's API management tools blend effortlessly with Nclose's existing suite of products and solutions from other world-class brands. Installation is simple and immediately effective - ensuring that there is no looking back once you have made the decision to protect your API layer along with the other crucial aspects of your network.
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