Glossary: Vulnerability Management and Monitoring

API

Also written: application programming interface, APIs

Application programming interface: the interface a service offers to other programs. CSPM tools and log collectors read cloud accounts through the provider's API.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 1: Finding and Ranking Vulnerabilities
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Its Activities
Chapter 5: Monitoring Tools

Related terms

CSPM agentless monitoring log aggregation