Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and [microservices](https://konghq.com/blog/learning-center/what-are-microservices)microservices are the foundational pillars of [digital transformation](https://konghq.com/webinars/microservices-digital-transformation)digital transformation initiatives. They simplify the development process for our technology teams, enabling them to innovate faster, increase customer engagement and boost business agility. However, while this transformation of business digitally opens doors to limitless opportunities, it also opens doors to many challenges - with one of the most [significant challenges being security](https://konghq.com/resources/digital-innovation-benchmark-2021)significant challenges being security.
Factors such as highly distributed architectures, the ephemeral nature of containers, use of different technology stacks, deployment across [multi-cloud / hybrid cloud infrastructures](https://konghq.com/blog/learning-center/hybrid-multi-cloud-connectivity)multi-cloud / hybrid cloud infrastructures and lack of effective visibility tools all conspire to make microservices and API security hard. We need to evolve our security strategies to accommodate the varying needs of these [modern applications](https://inonst.medium.com/modern-application-security-what-are-modern-applications-597fdac082a)modern applications.
That's where Kong comes in. Kong provides end-to-end API and service connectivity and management, empowering application teams to provide consistent security, comprehensive visibility and data protection across all APIs and services.
To effectively protect our data and applications, we need to start by adopting a [zero-trust strategy](https://konghq.com/blog/enterprise/what-is-zero-trust-security)zero-trust strategy, which is built on limiting access to data and resources until a connection is proven secure. Kong helps technology teams to achieve zero-trust security in one click with its runtime, [Kong Mesh](https://konghq.com/kong-mesh)Kong Mesh.
[Download the infographic](https://konghq.com/ebooks/minimizing-security-risks-in-api-and-microservices)Download the infographic "Minimizing Security Risks in API and Microservices" today to get an overview of the security complexities involved in adopting APIs and microservices and the benefits of implementing "zero-trust" principles that protect applications from cyberattacks.
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**Further Reading:**
The widespread adoption of Kafka and event streaming platforms is evident across several enterprises, where they serve as the backbone of critical operations, ranging from financial transactions to AI inference pipelines. However, in the domains of
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Running Kong in front of your Solace Broker adds real benefits: Authentication & Access Control – protect your broker from unauthorized publishers. Validation & Transformation – enforce schemas, sanitize data, and map REST calls into event topics.
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In this episode of Kongcast , Jeff Taylor , senior product manager at Okta, tells and shows us how to speed up microservices security and take the burden off developers by managing auth with an API gateway . Still using monolithic architectures?
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Security Challenges in the Microservices Architecture The demand for digital transformation has accelerated, with 62% of technology leaders sharing that they fear they are at risk of being displaced by competitors who innovate more quickly. Ente
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Transitioning to microservices has many advantages for teams building large applications that must accelerate the pace of innovation, deployments and time to market. It also provides them the opportunity to secure their applications and services bet
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The Anatomy of Architectural Complexity Modern architectures now juggle three distinct traffic patterns. Each brings unique demands. Traditional approaches treat them separately. This separation creates unnecessary complexity. North-South API Traf
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Free collaboration with Postman — a myth On March 1st, 2026, Postman discontinued free collaboration for small teams. Now , Git or Cloud-native collaboration requires a Team plan starting at $19 per person per month. That means even a 3-person team
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