Upcoming Presentation: The Security Hitchhiker's Guide to API Security

Date: Tuesday, March 21st at 6:30pm at USC Technology Incubator

Presenter Name(s): Timothy De Block

Tell us about you or your group.: Timothy De Block is an Application Security Practice Lead for GuidePoint Security. He cut his teeth in IT as an Electronic Technician for the United States Navy and the State of South Carolina. He jumped to security in 2012 and has done a little of everything with a heavy lean towards application security. He reads because he has a strong passion to learn. One of his most recent reads was a Douglas Adams series that included The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (hence the title). He also enjoys Overwatch and forcing his kids on a 13 mile backpacking camping trip. Fin.

Presentation Synopsis: API security is so hot right now! Organizations don’t fully understand APIs, how to find them, and secure them. This can feel scary. Don’t Panic. Grab your towel and join me on a meme adventure to explore the API galaxy. We’ll cover the history of APIs. Why people now suddenly care about them and why they’re such a hot topic. We’ll go over some ways to identify APIs within an environment. We’ll cover how API security is different and how to start securing them. We’ll review the API security tooling landscape. Finally, we’ll review resources to get your towel wrapped around API security and answer the ultimate API questions.

Social Media Links: @TimothyDeBlock