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The Confidence Standard · Insight Pillar · Powered by Exate

Your APIs are gateways.

Let's secure them.

AI-driven discovery, data-flow lineage, compliance-ready findings

APIs are essential to how modern applications exchange data, and one of the fastest-growing
attack surfaces in cybersecurity. This assessment provides a clear, actionable snapshot of your
internal and external APIs: vulnerabilities, data exposure risk, and compliance gaps,
powered by eXate's intelligent platform. You leave with a roadmap.
 
 
 
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Professional Service, expert-led, project-based work. Deep expertise, delivered with structure.

where this sits

Part of the Cybersecurity portfolio, Insight pillar.

This service serves the CISO KPI: Risk Awareness.

PILLAR 01

INSIGHT

API Assessment finds shadow APIs and data exposure

PILLAR 02

PREVENTION

Findings feed policy enforcement and secure configuration.

PILLAR 03

RESILIENCE

Continuous monitoring keeps the picture current.

service tiers

Designed for every API maturity level.

From a first snapshot to full governance across thousands of endpoints.

ESSENTIAL

Initial Visibility

One-time scan of up to 500 APIs, AI-driven classification, endpoint exposure report, 60-minute readout

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PROFESSIONAL

Full Visibility & Policy Alignment

Full internal + external scan, exception detection, lineage mapping, compliance alignment summary.

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ENTERPRISE

Advanced Governance

Multi-domain discovery, custom rulesets, SIEM/DevSecOps integration, quarterly executive briefings.

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what it covers

Capabilities, not a feature list.

AI-driven API discovery

Automatically classifies API attributes and flags exceptions, including undocumented shadow APIs your gateway can't see.

Data flow lineage mapping

Understand where sensitive data flows, who consumes it, and how, including external systems and LLMs.

Compliance-ready outcomes

Aligned to ISO 27001, PCI DSS, DORA and other frameworks, so you can prove the obligations to an auditor.

A living posture, kept current

Dashboards, alerting and playbooks mean you actively govern API risk instead of reviewing a snapshot once a year.

method

Classify. Monitor. Secure. Govern.

Four capabilities that build on each other, from baseline to governance.

STEP 01

Security Baseline Review

Discovery of all active APIs, including shadow ones, plus auth, endpoint and TLS analysis.

STEP 02

Smart Data Classification

AI-powered inspection of payloads, tagged by risk category and jurisdiction.

STEP 03

Data Flow Mapping

Graph-based lineage diagrams showing exactly where data moves and to whom.

STEP 04

Governance & Monitoring

Policy recommendations, dashboard setup, and response playbooks for ongoing control.

honest qualification

When this is the right move, and when it's not.

Start here if...

  • Your APIs handle personal, financial, or regulated data and you cannot fully account for where it flows.
  • You need to demonstrate ISO 27001, PCI DSS, DORA or GDPR compliance for your API ecosystem specifically.
  • You suspect shadow APIs exist outside your gateway’s visibility.
  • Your APIs feed data to third-party analytics or LLMs and you need to understand that exposure.

Something else first if...

  • You want to test whether an API can be exploited. Penetration Testing (Web Application) answers that question directly.
  • You have not benchmarked your broader security program. Skyrocket Cyber Maturity gives the fuller picture first.
  • You have fewer than a handful of simple internal APIs. The overhead here may exceed the risk, say so on the discovery call and we will tell you honestly.
where this connects

This service rarely stands alone

COMPLEMENTS

Penetration Testing

Tests exploitability where this API assessment maps data exposure.

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SHARES A VENDOR WITH

Data Protection

eXate also powers elements of the Data Protection solution category.

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COMPLIANCE SUPPORT

Compliance Readiness

Turns API findings into audit-ready evidence for ISO, PCI DSS, DORA.

See Compliance Readiness  →

Questions we get asked

Straight answers before the call.

Why is this a separate service from penetration testing?

Different method, different question. A penetration test attempts to exploit a system manually. This assessment uses eXate’s automated platform to discover every API, including undocumented ones, classify the sensitive data moving through it, and map exactly where that data goes. One tests whether a door can be forced; the other maps every door and everything that walks through it. Many clients run both.

What is a "shadow API" and why does it matter?

An API that exists and is actively used but is not documented in your API gateway or inventory, often created during a fast integration project and never registered. It matters because you cannot secure or govern what you do not know exists, and shadow APIs are consistently where the AI-driven discovery in this assessment finds the most material exposure.

 

Which tier is right for us?

Essential suits a lean team wanting a fast, focused snapshot (up to 500 APIs). Professional fits growing or regulated businesses needing full internal-plus-external coverage and a compliance alignment summary. Enterprise is built for large, distributed environments needing custom rulesets and SIEM/DevSecOps integration. The discovery call sizes this against your actual API count and regulatory obligations.

 

Protect your API ecosystem before someone else exploits it.

Get in touch to find the real risks hiding in your APIs, powered by eXate.

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