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What is a Shadow API? Understanding the risks and strategies to prevent their sprawl
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What is a Shadow API? Understanding the risks and strategies to prevent their sprawl

API Sprawl is a serious challenge in 2024, and shadow APIs are part of the problem. But do you actually know what Shadow APIs are and why they represent danger for organizations? With the ever-increasing number of exposed APIs, the pain of not being able to gain visibility over all

  • Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova Mar 1, 2024 • 6 min read
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