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articles/api-management/mitigate-owasp-api-threats.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The Open Web Application Security Project ([OWASP](https://owasp.org/about/)) Fo
 The OWASP [API Security Project](https://owasp.org/www-project-api-security/) focuses on strategies and solutions to understand and mitigate the unique *vulnerabilities and security risks of APIs*. In this article, we'll discuss recommendations to use Azure API Management to mitigate the top 10 API threats identified by OWASP.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> In addition to following the recommendations in this article, you can enable [Defender for APIs](https://aka.ms/apiSecurityOverview) (preview), a capability of Microsoft Defender for Cloud, for API security insights, recommendations, and threat detection. [Learn more about using Defender for APIs with API Management](protect-with-defender-for-apis.md)
+> In addition to following the recommendations in this article, you can enable Defender for APIs (preview), a capability of [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-introduction), for API security insights, recommendations, and threat detection. [Learn more about using Defender for APIs with API Management](protect-with-defender-for-apis.md)
 
 ## Broken object level authorization 
 
@@ -317,4 +317,4 @@ Learn more about:
 * [Security baseline for API Management](/security/benchmark/azure/baselines/api-management-security-baseline)
 * [Security controls by Azure policy](security-controls-policy.md)
 * [Landing zone accelerator for API Management](/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/app-platform/api-management/landing-zone-accelerator)
-* [Defender for APIs](https://aka.ms/apiSecurityOverview)
+* [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-introduction)

articles/api-management/protect-with-defender-for-apis.md

@@ -38,16 +38,15 @@ This article shows how to use the Azure portal to enable Defender for APIs from
 
 * At least one API Management instance in an Azure subscription. Defender for APIs is enabled at the level of a subscription. 
 * One or more supported APIs must be imported to the API Management instance.
-* Role to [enable the Defender for APIs plan](/azure/defender-for-cloud/permissions).
-* Azure account with permissions to sign into the Azure portal 
-* Contributor or Owner role on relevant Azure subscriptions, resource groups, or API Management instances that you want to secure. 
+* Role assignment to [enable the Defender for APIs plan](/azure/defender-for-cloud/permissions).
+* Contributor or Owner role assignment on relevant Azure subscriptions, resource groups, or API Management instances that you want to secure. 
 
 ## Onboard to Defender for APIs
 
 Onboarding APIs to Defender for APIs is a two-step process: enabling the Defender for APIs plan for the subscription, and onboarding unprotected APIs in your API Management instances.   
 
 > [!TIP]
-> You can also onboard to Defender for APIs directly in the Defender for Cloud portal, where more API security insights and inventory experiences are available.
+> You can also onboard to Defender for APIs directly in the Defender for Cloud interface, where more API security insights and inventory experiences are available.
 
 
 ### Enable the Defender for APIs plan for a subscription
@@ -106,9 +105,9 @@ For the security alerts received, Defender for APIs suggests necessary steps to
 
 ## Offboard protected APIs from Defender for APIs
 
-You can remove APIs from protection by Defender for APIs by using the Defender for Cloud portal. For more information, see the Microsoft Defender for Cloud documentation.
+You can remove APIs from protection by Defender for APIs by using Defender for Cloud in the portal. For more information, see the Microsoft Defender for Cloud documentation.
 
 ## Next steps
 
 * Learn more about [Defender for Cloud](/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-introduction)
-* Learn how to [upgrade and scale](upgrade-and-scale.md) an API Management instance.
+* Learn how to [upgrade and scale](upgrade-and-scale.md) an API Management instance