World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Lessons learned from observing a billion API requests

An analysis of a billion API requests reveals a shocking vulnerability: nearly half lack basic authentication. Learn to secure your architecture and prepare your endpoints for AI consumers.

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9:56 min

Final code walk-through and audience Q&A session

Germán Álvarez · LIVE

1:40 min

Summarizing key engineering lessons for platform API development

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Key architectural takeaways for building secure APIs

Philippe De Ryck · LIVE

3:26 min

Designing APIs for security from day one

Philippe De Ryck · LIVE

2:51 min

Evaluating agentic API risks with OWASP top ten

Phani Pendurthi

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Exponential code growth and emerging security vulnerabilities in sprints

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