76% of Your API Traffic Is a Security Blind Spot : Here’s how to Fix It

Most security programs are built around the perimeter. But 76% of traffic moves between internal systems, and much of it flows through internal APIs that never pass through your WAF, gateway, or edge controls.

These APIs move sensitive data, trigger critical business workflows, and connect the services your teams rely on every day. Yet for most security teams, they remain largely invisible.

That is where the real risk lives. Many internal APIs were never built with strong authentication or fine-grained authorization because they were assumed to be safe inside the network. If one is abused, it can become a quiet path to sensitive systems and data.

In this session, Vivek Gopalan, VP of Products and Phani Deepak Akella, VP of Marketing discuss:

• Why internal APIs create a major visibility gap in modern security programs.
• How unknown internal APIs increase breach risk, weaken governance, and complicate incident response.
• How to discover and classify internal APIs across your environment.
• How weak authentication and authorization controls make internal APIs easier to abuse.
• How to create a continuous inventory that keeps pace with changes in your environment.