Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and microservices are crucial to digital transformation, facilitating faster innovation, enhanced customer engagement, and improved business agility, yet they also introduce significant security challenges. The distributed nature of microservices, ephemeral containers, diverse technology stacks, and deployment across multi-cloud infrastructures complicate security efforts, necessitating evolved strategies. Kong addresses these challenges by offering comprehensive API and service connectivity and management, enabling consistent security, visibility, and data protection. A zero-trust strategy, which limits access until connections are verified as secure, is crucial for protecting data and applications. Kong simplifies zero-trust implementation with its runtime, Kong Mesh, helping teams mitigate security risks in API and microservices environments. Additional resources, such as infographics and case studies, further explore the intricacies and benefits of adopting zero-trust principles to safeguard applications from cyber threats.