API security is becoming more important by the day and skilled practitioners are in high demand. Now’s the time to level up your API security skillset.
Wallarm University, our free training course, provides security analysts, engineers, and practitioners with hands-on skills you can’t get from documentation, videos, or traditional courses. Run real attacks, investigate real signals, and learn exactly how to defend API environments when it counts.
Here are the 7 reasons you should register.
1. Hands-On Experience You Can’t Get Anywhere Else
Most cybersecurity training courses focus on teaching concepts and definitions. You learn what attacks are, but not how they play out in the real world.
Wallarm takes a different approach. We understand that real competence comes from seeing attacks unfold and knowing how to stop them in live environments. With Wallarm, you engage with real attack scenarios in real time, identify malicious behavior, and implement countermeasures.
That means when you walk into your next security challenge, you’ve actually experienced what it’s like to stop an attack – not just read about it.
2. Built by API Security Experts
API security is a specialized discipline in its own right. Generic training just won’t cut it – you need a course built by actual API security experts.
Wallarm’s API security experts build industry-leading API defenses that protect some of the world’s largest organizations. Day in and day out, they sit on the front lines of API security, tackling emerging threats, researching new attacker techniques, and designing innovative solutions. And now they’re sharing their knowledge with you.
Our training goes beyond surface-level OWASP guidance to cover real threat patterns, defense strategies, and how APIs behave under attack. You’ll learn from professionals who have experienced the evolution of API threats and have architected defenses at scale.
3. The Only Free Certification Focused Entirely on API Security
Other cybersecurity certifications lock training behind paywalls, offer outdated information, or just point you towards a YouTube Video. Wallarm doesn’t.
Our promise to you:
- No cost to enroll
- No obsolete resources you’ll never use
- No passive lectures that don’t build muscle memory
Instead, you get interactive labs, real attack scenarios, remediation exercises, and a professional credential that proves you can actually do the work – not just answer test questions about it.
4. Become the Person Who Knows What to Do During an Attack
Most engineers can recognize a vulnerability in a report or checklist. But knowing how to respond when an attacker exploits or weaponizes that vulnerability is a different story.
When you train with Wallarm, you learn how to:
- Detect live API threats
- Analyze attack patterns and exploit sequences
- Put defenses in place under pressure
- Guide incident response during an active breach
That’s how you become the go-to person during an incident. That’s how you provide value to your team and your organization. That’s how you climb the career ladder.
5. API Vulnerabilities are Exploding
API risk is growing.
In the Q3 2025 Wallarm API ThreatStats report, the number of disclosed API vulnerabilities hit 1,602 – up nearly 20% from the previous quarter. Even worse, these vulnerabilities are as severe as they are common, with average CVSS scores remaining stable at 7.4.
AI adoption is a significant factor contributing to the growing importance of API security. Q3 2025 saw a 57% rise in AI-API vulnerabilities, driven in part by explosive growth in MCP vulnerabilities (+270%). Moreover, agentic AI vulnerabilities rose 67%, indicating early signs of risk in autonomous orchestration.
AI is deeply intertwined with APIs, and most organizations aren’t yet prepared for how those AI interfaces expand the attack surface. By taking Wallarm’s training, you’ll learn about these emerging patterns so that you can guide your team through the next era of API security.
6. Your Skills Will Be in High Demand Across Tech and Security Teams
Skilled API security professionals are in seriously high demand. API security is a relatively new discipline, yet it is critical. Put simply, as it stands, there aren’t enough engineers and security specialists on hand to meet demand. As API volume and attack frequency increase, this problem will only become more acute.
That means there’s no better time to train in API security. The days of it being a niche add-on are long gone – today, API security is a priority for engineering, DevSecOps, and security leadership alike. If you have API security skills, you’re in demand. That means potential promotions, higher salaries, and the ability to tackle real threats in real environments.
7. Prove You’re Ready for the Future of API Security (Not the Past)
API security is evolving faster than traditional application security ever did. AI-driven APIs, agentic workflows, and machine-to-machine interactions are redefining what “secure by design” actually means.
Most certifications lag behind reality. They validate knowledge of yesterday’s threats, static architectures, and checklist-based controls.
Wallarm’s API Security University prepares you for modern and emerging API environments, including:
- AI-powered and agent-driven APIs
- High-velocity, ephemeral API traffic
- Abuse patterns that bypass traditional OWASP-style controls
- Security challenges that don’t yet have mature industry playbooks
By earning this certification, you’re not just proving what you know today. You’re signaling that you understand where API security is going next and that you’re ready to help your organization adapt.
For hiring managers and security leaders, that matters. It shows foresight, adaptability, and relevance in a field where static knowledge quickly becomes obsolete.
Register for Wallarm University Today
Wallarm University and its API security certification courses are now open. You can enrol by following this link: https://www.wallarm.com/api-security-certification.
If you’re serious about API security, this is one you don’t want to miss.
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