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However, poorly crafted APIs can be a security risk, allowing people to query information they shouldn't. Examples in the past include a flaw an ethical hacker discovered in a GitLab API that could have exposed private group information. In 2018, an API bug at Google exposed 52.5 million private users’ data, and another at the US Postal Service made near real-time data on 60 million users public. The report's findings don't mean 90% of people have experienced breaches via APIs. The incidents it described range from the discovery of vulnerabilities (54% of companies found those in productio...

Some 66% of organizations say they have slowed deploying an app into production because of API security concerns.

API security worries hold back business innovation A new report shows that 66 percent of organizations admit slowing the rollout of a new application into production because of API security concerns. The State of API Security report from Salt Security also reveals that 54 percent of organizations running production APIs have at best only a basic strategy for API security, with 27 percent having no strategy at all. "In today's digital economy, APIs are the direct gateway to organizations' most critical data and assets. Built to enable customers and partners, these APIs create risk by also prov...

The pandemic has exacerbated the mental health crisis that the US has been facing for many years. According to the US Census Bureau, 42% of Americans reported symptoms of anxiety or depressions, an increase of 11% from 2019 levels. 15.8% of adult Americans are taking some form of mental health medication. Minded is a recently-launched psychiatric telehealth platform that allows patients to quickly and efficiently refill their mental health prescription needs. The availability of virtual psychiatric services and access to medication has been absolutely critical during the pandemic, at a tim...

  Hope for stroke and dementia patients. Israel’s BrainsGate (reported briefly here previously) has developed a technology for the treatment of ischemic strokes and vascular dementia. The Ischemic Stroke System is based on an implantable electrode stimulator that increases blood flow to the brain. Clinical trials are in progress.   Hackathon for autism. Israeli innovators and entrepreneurs participated in Hackautism 2.0 – a virtual tech marathon to create innovative technological solutions for the challenges of children and adults on the Autism Spectrum. The winning teams addressed slee...