The shift to cloud services, mobile applications, and microservices has pushed APIs to the center of business operations. APIs connect core systems, enable data exchange, and power customer-facing apps. However, attackers increasingly exploit APIs to steal data, bypass controls, or pivot into enterprise networks.
Recent breaches have shown how poor authentication, excessive data exposure, and weak authorization lead to large-scale compromises. Unlike traditional web apps, APIs expand the attack surface by exposing direct pathways into sensitive systems. For these reasons, API security testing is no longer optional, it is a fundamental requirement for enterprise security.
Redbot Security specializes in manual, hands-on API penetration testing that goes beyond automated scanning. Our senior engineers evaluate REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs with the attacker’s mindset, probing endpoints for flaws automated scanners cannot detect.
This includes:
- Authentication and Authorization Bypass: Testing JWTs, OAuth tokens, and API keys for improper implementation.
- Business Logic Abuse: Identifying insecure workflows, privilege escalation, and endpoint chaining attacks.
- Rate Limiting & DoS Testing: Simulating abuse scenarios that can degrade performance or lead to service outages.
- GraphQL-Specific Attacks: Detecting query batching issues, introspection exposure, and schema abuse.
By validating and chaining vulnerabilities, Redbot provides clients with proof-of-concept exploits that demonstrate real impact. This approach ensures vulnerabilities are prioritized based on actual business risk, not just scanner alerts.