It’s common for applications to accept files in addition to text-based input. In many cases, this is an important functionality for business processes, but it leaves the system vulnerable to security threats that may not be obvious from a user’s perspective. Even files with valid, expected extensions can contain malware, arbitrary code, exploits that target SQL server vulnerabilities, or other types of malicious activity.
Once these malicious files make it onto the system, malware detection API for file uploads can cause serious problems ranging from data breaches and defacement of websites to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and cryptocurrency mining. For many organizations, protecting against these attacks is a vital component of maintaining compliance with security standards like GDPR or PCI DSS.
Prevent Malware at the Edge
The best way to avoid malware infections is to scan for them at the edge. That’s why Akamai’s Malware Protection service enables you to prevent them from entering your systems in the first place by scanning for malicious content at the edge as files are uploaded.
With the Malware detection API, you can integrate the same scanning capabilities into your applications through our REST interface and webhooks. You can set up a webhook to receive the results as soon as your malware scans are finished processing, so you can take action immediately. For example, you could remove infected files from your project, notify users, or trigger additional scans.
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