Protecting your APIs from abuse and data exfiltration

API traffic is growing rapidly, making it a prime target for data theft and abuse. To address this issue, Cloudflare launched API Shield in October 2020, offering various security solutions for API traffic. Today, they are introducing four new features to help reduce the impact of exfiltration attacks: Schema Validation for all Enterprise customers, a managed IP List allowing users to block traffic from Open Proxies, more control over the certificate lifecycle, and a Data Loss Prevention solution. These features aim to protect APIs from exposing sensitive data and enhance overall security.