Glossary
API
Application Programming Interface — A defined set of rules and protocols that lets separate software systems communicate and exchange data with each other. Because APIs often expose data and functionality directly, insecure APIs (weak authentication, excessive data exposure, lack of rate limiting) are a major modern attack surface.
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Falcon AIDR Secures Copilot Studio & Claude Agents Against Prompt Injection
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