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Salesforce Remedies Issue Involving One of its Marketing Cloud APIs

Earlier this week, Salesforce.com disclosed that a potential security issue with one of its APIs has been corrected. The issue impacted a subset of Salesforce.com Marketing Cloud customers that used Email Studio and Predictive Intelligence and no malicious activity related to the issue was detected.

Brief

David Berlind

Security

08-09-2018

Twitter Unveils New Developer Requirements Twitter

In an effort to protect its platform from spam and abuse, Twitter today unveiled a number of changes to the way developers will request and obtain access to Twitter's APIs. First, Twitter is requiring that all requests for access to the APIs go through a new developer account application process.

News

Patricio Robles

API Management, Security, Social

07-24-2018

Venmo's Public API Exposes Millions of Transactions, Startling Users Venmo

Because of its default settings, digital payments service Venmo exposes many of its users' transactions to the world through its public API. Using the API, researcher created a website, Public by Default, that visually details the implications of Venmo's public by default approach.

Analysis

Patricio Robles

Privacy, API Management, Best Practices

07-18-2018

Security Researchers Discover a Secret Microsoft Office 365 Activities API

Security researchers have discovered a secret API in Microsoft Office 365 that gives investigators access to detailed information about activities that take place within Office 365. It makes available information about attachment, read and search activities, along with a variety of metadata.

Brief

Patricio Robles

Security, Email

07-02-2018

Facebook Continues to Restrict and Shut Down APIs FacebookFacebook Ads
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While the furor around Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal have died down, the world's largest social network continues to make changes to its APIs "to better protect people’s information". Today, it announced that a number of its APIs will only be accessible to apps that have been reviewed.

Brief

Patricio Robles

Social, API Management, Privacy

07-02-2018

Google Updates Play Store API Target Requirements

Last year, Google announced that Android app developers would need to target recent APIs starting mid-2018. That time has come and Google has not changed its tone. Facebook has indicated that its main app will target API level 26, Android Oreo 8. Other Facebook apps should follow suit

Brief

Eric Carter

Security, Applications, Standards

06-26-2018

Google Plays Up Android P's BiometricPrompt API

Google is promoting the fact that beginning in Android P, developers have access to a BiometricPrompt API that allows them to integrate biometric authentication into their apps. The BiometricPrompt API only exposes strong biometric modalities, which are those that are less easily bypassed.

Brief

Patricio Robles

Authentication, Application Development, Security

06-25-2018

Developer Petitions Facebook to Create a More Secure Instagram API Instagram GraphFacebook Graph

Since the Cambridge Analytica debacle, Facebook has faced pressure to improve its security practices. In response, Facebook cut the functionality of its Graph API and the Instagram API. Now, one developer has petitioned Facebook to go even further in making the Instagram API more open and secure.

Brief

Wendell Santos

Security

06-14-2018

Why GDPR Compliance Is a Ready-Made Problem For APIs

If you were existing anywhere but under a rock for the last few weeks, then you were probably subjected to a gauntlet of GDPR notifications from the websites that you frequent, including ProgrammableWeb. They may not have even mentioned GDPR or the General Data Protection Regulation.

Analysis

David Berlind

Security, API Strategy

06-14-2018

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Exposed API, Leaked Data for Phone Customers

Phone geolocation company LocationSmart allowed users to look up the real-time location of any supplied mobile phone number without the need of a password or authentication. API security leaks such as this are all too common but what is worrisome is how LocationSmart got this data to start with.

Analysis

Wendell Santos

Security, Location, Privacy

05-27-2018

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Salesforce Remedies Issue Involving One of its Marketing Cloud APIs

Twitter Unveils New Developer Requirements Twitter

Venmo's Public API Exposes Millions of Transactions, Startling Users Venmo

Security Researchers Discover a Secret Microsoft Office 365 Activities API

Facebook Continues to Restrict and Shut Down APIs FacebookFacebook Ads
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Google Updates Play Store API Target Requirements

Google Plays Up Android P's BiometricPrompt API

Developer Petitions Facebook to Create a More Secure Instagram API Instagram GraphFacebook Graph

Why GDPR Compliance Is a Ready-Made Problem For APIs

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Exposed API, Leaked Data for Phone Customers