Akto Disrupts Modern Appsec with Industry-First Agentic AI Suite for API Security
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akto today announced the launch of Agentic API Security Experts, a first-of-its-kind solution that delivers around-the-clock, adaptive API security using autonomous AI agents. Built for modern appsec teams struggling to keep pace with a growing number of APIs and ever-evolving threats, Agentic API Security Experts function as a dedicated team of expert application security engineers who discover hidden APIs, detect vulnerabilities, test critical endpoints, and proactively fix issues before they escalate.
Modern software relies heavily on APIs, which often go undocumented or overlooked, creating a broad and vulnerable attack surface. Appsec teams are stretched thin trying to keep up with continuous code changes, low-hanging scans, and threat alerts that may or may not indicate real risks. Traditional tools frequently miss 'shadow' APIs and sophisticated auth-related flaws, business logic flaws. Agentic API Security Experts address these challenges by assembling a workforce of AI-driven, specialized agents that work autonomously in unison: some focus on inventorying APIs, others test for vulnerabilities, and others monitor runtime traffic for misconfigurations and anomalies. Each agent integrates seamlessly with the team's workflow, learns from the environment, and dynamically adapts to changes in code, configuration, and user behavior.
At launch, Agentic API Security Experts includes a core set of AI agents for tasks like maintaining a live inventory of API endpoints, reviewing code commits for security issues, scanning APIs for misconfigurations, and blocking malicious traffic in real-timed.
'Agentic API Security Experts is a massive leap forward in how we protect APIs. What was not solvable in 2024 is now solvable with the workforce of AI agents,' said Ankita Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO at Akto. 'We built this technology to help security teams match the pace of modern development. Imagine, as an appsec leader you can now effectively hire an expert application security workforce for your appsec programs in the form of 'AI Agents'. It's like having an extension of your team living in Slack or Teams, ready to find vulnerabilities and implement fixes in real-time.'
Over the coming months, Akto plans to expand these agents, refine the capabilities based on real-world input, and integrate them more deeply with existing development workflows. The ultimate vision is to transform how organizations approach AppSec by making it significantly more agile, automated, and continuous through the power of agentic AI.
'Based on our trials, we believe AI Agent's autonomy and contextual intelligence is at least a hundred times more effective than periodic manual scanning,' added CTO, Ankush Jain. 'We're seeing teams close major security gaps in days rather than months. Today, if a team is not using AI in their workflows, they are missing out.'
Akto AI Agents are now available to Akto customers and organizations on Akto's website.
About Akto: Akto is the API Security platform for Modern Appsec teams to build an enterprise-grade API security program throughout their DevSecOps pipeline. Akto's industry-leading suite of — API discovery, API security posture management, sensitive data exposure, and API security testing solutions enables organizations to gain visibility in their API security posture. 1,000+ appsec teams globally trust Akto for their API security needs.
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