With the in-depth implementation of the digital strategy,
API is widely used as a data application connection channel,
At the same time, data leakage incidents caused by APIs have also intensified.
And quickly jumped to one of the main threats to data security!
In order to better help users cope with API security challenges and problems, and protect sensitive data security, Meichuang Technology has created a powerful tool - API security monitoring and access control system.
Recently, in the "IDC Perspective: Insights into China's API Security Market, 2022" report released by the authoritative consulting organization IDC, Mectron's API security monitoring and access control system was selected as a recommended manufacturer in the field of API security in China by IDC due to its outstanding performance !
API security monitoring and access control system:
API Security Monitoring and Access Control System (API-SMAC) is based on multiple core technologies such as API asset management, identity management, traffic control, access authentication, machine learning, etc., to help users sort out complex applications and interfaces, draw interface portraits and interface access Track, monitor the risk of sensitive data flow, identify abnormal user behavior called by the interface , and provide data security guarantee for the normal use and transfer of business data in the application system.
Addressing API Security Challenges
Unveil the core capabilities of "API-SMAC"
IDC's "China API Security Market Insights, 2022" pointed out that: API, as an important channel for data flow and use, bears very important responsibilities. At the same time, the diversity and complexity of APIs are increasing. Traditional protection technologies based on network and host boundary security cannot fully meet the business security needs of continuous elastic deployment under cloud computing and microservice technologies. to API risk .
In practice, users in various industries also face many difficulties on how to do a good job in API security, such as:
The existing API assets are unclear, and the historical APIs in the version iteration process lack tracking. How to conduct unified management of API assets?
API assets face various risks, how to effectively identify and protect them?
How to identify and filter and intercept sensitive data in API access?
How to effectively manage API access behavior and identify abnormal access behavior?
How to prove your innocence after a data breach? How to trace data from which system was leaked by whom?
Aiming at the above problems, Meichuang API Security Monitoring and Access Control System (API-SMAC) takes steps to effectively solve:
Comprehensive governance of API assets:
In view of the unclear management of existing API assets and the lack of tracking of historical APIs during the version iteration process, the API security monitoring and access control system combines machine learning engines to conduct intelligent traffic analysis, collect business traffic, model data analysis, and comprehensively Identify and sort out business applications and API interfaces to form a panoramic view of data assets. Based on business applications and API interface asset access traffic, dynamically assess asset risk conditions and fully grasp asset status.
Dynamic Identity Governance:
To effectively manage API access behaviors, the API security monitoring and access control system builds identities from four dimensions: people, applications, accounts, and terminals, and monitors, identifies, and sorts out various types of access identity information in real time based on access traffic information . Combining machine learning and other technologies to deeply analyze factors such as access context and access behavior, and establish visitor identity portraits and access baselines.
Real-time monitoring of data transfer risks:
Continuously monitor and respond to known and unknown attacks and abuses . The API security monitoring and access control system is based on multiple detection and analysis engines, combined with machine learning technology, built-in asset vulnerability, asset exposure, unauthorized access, and security compliance. regulations and other risk strategies.
Security management and control of sensitive assets:
Focusing on scenarios such as API authentication, API abuse, and API theft, the API security monitoring and access control system adopts an active defense mechanism based on the matrix of assets, identities, and behavior permissions, and combines capabilities such as desensitization, access control, and watermark traceability to monitor different API interfaces. Realize multi-dimensional fine-grained security control and protection from the frequency of requests, the number of times sensitive data is obtained, the amount of sensitive data, and access time periods .
Accurate audit traceability:
API安全监测与访问控制系统支持对记录应用程序对敏感数据调用及输出以及业务操作行为的记录，满足法规和监管机构对日志记录要求。
「API-SMAC」典型应用场景
散乱API资产统一管理：
对现有的API资产理不清，版本迭代过程中的历史API缺乏跟踪等问题，API安全监测与访问控制系统可实现全网的API资产识别，梳理出包含未知API、已知API、历史API的资产全景画像，实现API资产的统一管理。
数据流转监测管控：
通过梳理庞杂的应用及接口，绘制接口画像和接口访问轨迹，识别基于身份的异常接口调用行为，监测其中的敏感数据流动风险，基于清晰的API资产形成一套完整的安全防护策略，实现多维度细颗粒度管控，为应用系统的业务数据合规正常使用和流转提供数据安全保障。
数据共享交换态势呈现：
随着数据在各场景中的流动变得更加开放和频繁，各业务系统开放式API接口带来了复杂多变的API安全风险问题。API安全监测与访问控制系统内置风险检测引擎，有效识别异常传输、过量传输、高频传输、数据接口爬取、第三方接口数据异常等风险，解决公共数据业务流转时的“不敢用、不能用”问题。