Jemena, an energy supplier in Australia and the Northern Territory, has chosen Salt Security to protect its gas and electricity infrastructure. Salt Security will integrate seamlessly within Jemena’s AWS environment and provide a purpose-built and AI-driven API security solution for API discovery, posture management, and threat protection in runtime. Jemena has also purchased the Salt Security API Protection Platform through the AWS Marketplace, making the procurement process more streamlined and vendor management easier.
This announcement follows earlier news this year that Salt Security has attained AWS security competency status. With the help of Salt Security, Jemena will be able to prevent data exfiltration and account fraud, understand the data being carried across all APIs, and generate accurate API specifications to streamline the process of documenting APIs and keeping inventory up to date.
Daniel Gordon, the cybersecurity architecture lead at Jemena, expressed his anticipation for the future growth of API traffic and the need for Salt Security’s solutions. He stated, “We anticipate that our API traffic will nearly quadruple in the next year alone. Salt enables us to easily mitigate the risks inherent in our rapid evolution as we continue to aggressively build out our API platform. Salt has already provided us with tremendous insights into the data we are sending over APIs. In addition, because Salt seamlessly integrates with our Kong, ServiceNow, and Splunk systems in our AWS environment, we were able to get up and running in minutes.”
Jemena started its application modernization project in 2022 and realized the importance of incorporating API security into the initiative. The security operations team recognized that API attacks differ from web application attacks and that the company’s existing solutions, such as WAFs and API gateways, could not effectively defend against API attacks. Jemena understood the need for a comprehensive and purpose-built API security solution to protect company and customer data flowing over its APIs, particularly in light of the focus on finding business logic flaws in API attacks.
“We are honored to be selected by Jemena to strengthen its API security posture, so the company can focus on delivering innovative digital solutions for its customers,” said Roey Eliyahu, CEO and co-founder at Salt. “We’ve already seen the impact a security breach can have with the Optus API security incident last year. We commend Jemena for recognizing the security risks presented by APIs early in its application modernization journey as it made API security a necessary pillar of that program from the very start.”
With Salt Security’s API security solution, Jemena aims to enhance its overall security posture and protect its critical infrastructure while also supporting its digital transformation efforts. By implementing Salt Security, Jemena is taking proactive measures to ensure the integrity and safety of its API traffic, enabling the company to confidently continue expanding its API platform and providing innovative solutions to its customers.
As API attacks become increasingly prevalent and sophisticated, organizations must prioritize API security to safeguard sensitive data and maintain trust with their customers. By partnering with Salt Security, Jemena is demonstrating its commitment to proactive cybersecurity measures and setting a precedent for other companies in the energy industry. The synergy between Jemena and Salt Security will undoubtedly strengthen Jemena’s security defenses and enable the company to adapt to the evolving threat landscape confidently.