Neosec

Neosec, now an integral part of Akamai Technologies, is a pioneering API security platform that redefined the market by applying Extended Detection and Response (XDR) principles to the challenge of securing application programming interfaces. Unlike traditional web application firewalls (WAFs) that often rely on static signatures and single-request inspection, Neosec utilizes a big-data approach to capture all API activity. By aggregating and enriching this data in a cloud-native platform, it enables comprehensive behavioral analytics that can identify complex business logic abuse, data exfiltration, and account takeovers that other tools typically miss. The platform operates as a 100% SaaS solution that works out-of-band, meaning it can be deployed without introducing latency or requiring architectural changes to the production environment. Its core functionality revolves around continuous API discovery—finding shadow and zombie APIs—as well as risk auditing and runtime threat detection. By providing high-fidelity visibility into every API request and response, Neosec allows security teams to move beyond simple alerting and into sophisticated threat hunting and incident investigation, ensuring that the critical business logic exposed through APIs remains resilient against modern cyber threats.

Neosec differentiates itself through three primary pillars: its big-data architecture, its XDR-inspired behavioral analytics, and its out-of-band deployment model. Most competitors in the API security space rely on sidecars or inline sensors that only see fragments of traffic or focus solely on 'signatures' of known attacks. Neosec, conversely, captures every single API call and stores it in a cloud-based environment. This 'DVR-like' capability allows security professionals to look back in time, stitching together a complete timeline of an attacker's actions before, during, and after an incident. This historical context is vital for identifying 'low and slow' attacks that might bypass threshold-based alerts used by older technologies. Furthermore, Neosec’s use of tokenization ensures that while the platform gets full visibility into API behavior, it remains 'privacy by design.' Sensitive data can be tokenized at the source, allowing Neosec to analyze the logic of the transaction without ever storing PII or confidential information in the cloud. This solves the massive compliance hurdle that often stops API security projects in regulated industries like finance and healthcare. Additionally, Neosec's integration with Akamai’s global scrubbing centers and 'App & API Protector' allows it to not only detect threats but also block them at the network edge, providing a 'Shield Right' capability that many standalone startups cannot match. While other tools might alert you to a problem, Neosec provides the data-rich environment needed to investigate, remediate, and eventually prevent the abuse of the business's most critical digital assets.

• Mid-Market
• Enterprise
• Enterprise (500+)
• Small Businesses (1-99)