Security News > 2023 > May > Are Your APIs Leaking Sensitive Data?

Hackers are increasingly exploiting APIs to gain access to and exfiltrate sensitive data.

When you unpack this statistic, it becomes rapidly clear that APIs interact with all types of data - including sensitive data like credit card information, health records, social security numbers, etc.

Without an accurate API inventory and insight into sensitive data traffic, you cannot adequately address potential vulnerabilities and data leakage.

Which is the other downside about WAFs and gateways - they simply don't provide visibility into the types of sensitive data that traverse your APIs.

Whether you realize it or not, your organization's sensitive data is traversing APIs.

API Discovery: API discovery enables you to identify and inventory all your APIs across all data sources and environments.

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/are-your-apis-leaking-sensitive-data.html