APIs make pretty much everything work behind the scenes of the digital world. However, when they make headlines, it’s usually for all the wrong reasons. It’s not always easy to find this balance between using your APIs to drive agility and being cautious enough to not expose your company to a newsworthy security breach.

We asked two of our API experts (seriously, these guys love this stuff) to share insights into ways that companies can do just that. Watch their responses to some of the most pressing questions facing API owners as they seek to monetize APIs – and to avoid security pitfalls along the way.