Blog Security How to Reduce API Sprawl with API Discovery John Natale is the Global Content Marketing Manager for Akamai. API sprawl can lead to inefficiencies in development, increased costs, performance issues, and wasted resources. If you’re a security professional, then you’re likely familiar with the concept of sprawl. Anytime the proliferation of a would-be attack vector gets out of control, you’re dealing with sprawl: from permissions to passwords. \r\n It’s not unlike the 1980s movie, Gremlins. Sure you might start with a cute little fuzzball, but as the story progresses, you start to  realize that you’re surrounded by a crowd of problematic creatures screeching and breaking stuff. \r\n Movie tropes aside, there’s a sprawl that many organizations aren’t familiar with – and it’s becoming a popular attack vector: API sprawl. \r\n"}}"> If you’re a security professional, then you’re likely familiar with the concept of sprawl.…