Integrating workflows with Akamai API security
Here in this blog, we will learn how to integrate workflows with Akamai API security.
In the world of cybersecurity, efficiency and quick response are key to maintaining a secure environment. One powerful feature in modern API Security Platforms is workflow integrations, which help streamline incident management and enhance overall security posture.
What Are Workflow Integrations?
Workflow integrations are designed to automate the creation of tickets or initiate processes in external systems directly from an API Security Platform. This feature is particularly useful for managing incidents, findings, attackers, and new APIs that match specific criteria. Additionally, it’s possible to track all audit log entries seamlessly across different systems.
For example, an incident is detected in the API Security Platform that requires immediate attention. With workflow integrations in place, a ticket can be automatically generated in systems like Jira or Syslog, ensuring that relevant team members are alerted without delay. This automation reduces the manual workload, allowing teams to focus on analyzing and resolving issues rather than managing administrative tasks.
Manual Action and Automation Combined
While automation is powerful, flexibility is key. Workflow integrations in API Security Platforms offer both automatic and manual options. Users can manually select “Take Action” when viewing incidents or finding details, sending items to external systems using the configured workflow. This combination of automated and manual capabilities ensures that security teams have control over the most critical events while still benefiting from automation where it counts.
Creating an Integration Profile
To enable any integration, it’s necessary to set up an integration profile within the API Security Platform. This profile acts as a bridge, linking the platform to the external systems for seamless information sharing and workflow automation.
Key Points to Consider:
Nearly all integrations require administrative access to the external systems you plan to connect with.
Some basic integrations only need credentials or an access key from the remote system, which can then be recorded in the API Security Platform.
These credentials allow the API Security Platform to interact with the external system—whether it’s fetching log files, triggering alerts, or initiating other predefined actions.
Benefits of Workflow Integrations
Efficiency Gains: Automation reduces manual effort and speeds up the process of incident handling.
Improved Accuracy: Fewer manual interventions mean less room for human error, ensuring incidents are handled accurately.
Centralized Incident Management: Integrations enable central tracking of security incidents across platforms, providing a consolidated view of threats.
Faster Response Times: With automatic alerts and ticket creation, security teams can respond to incidents in real time, minimizing potential damage.
Available Integration for the workflows.
Integration Screenshot in the Akamai API Security Dashboard UI
