In an increasingly connected world, the lines between digital security and physical safety are rapidly blurring. The automotive industry, now more reliant on connectivity than ever before, faces a new wave of cybersecurity threats. Millions of Kia vehicles, ranging from the 2013 model year to 2025, were recently found to be vulnerable to remote hacking via license plate information.

As API usage grows, so do the complexities of securing them. At Salt Security, we're constantly striving to stay ahead of the curve and bring you the best-in-class solutions for API traffic analysis. With that mission in mind, we are thrilled to announce the release of Salt Sensor 3.0.0, packed with exciting new features to enhance your ability to capture and analyze API traffic.

APIs are crucial in our digital world, but they also introduce new vulnerabilities. Attackers often exploit these vulnerabilities by concealing malicious payloads within encrypted traffic, rendering them undetectable to traditional security tools. As we observe Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it's important to emphasize the significance of advanced solutions that can detect hidden threats.

Modern businesses are increasingly reliant on APIs. They are the building blocks facilitating data exchange and communication between disparate systems. Because of their prevalence and importance, they are also under attack by actors exploiting vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. Unauthorized access, data exposure, injection attacks, broken authentication, DoS attacks, shadow or unmanaged APIs, insecure API dependencies, and more present a real risk to APIs and the organizations that use them.

Envoy has carved out a critical role in cloud-native computing, becoming increasingly prevalent as the default ingress controller for Kubernetes. This high-performance proxy, developed by Lyft and now part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s arsenal, is integral for companies scaling up their Kubernetes deployments. Envoy ensures efficient load balancing, security, and operational agility by managing external access to services within Kubernetes clusters,.

As organizations adopt a “digital-first” mentality, APIs have essentially become the backbone of modern applications, providing seamless integration between services, platforms, and third-party systems. For businesses, APIs help streamline processes and for consumers, APIs enable smooth and easily accessible digital services. However, an increased reliance on and growing number of APIs has also made them prime targets for cyberattacks.