Issue 265: YouTube API privacy bug, Medical records leaked, OpenAPI News, Spring Boot API impacts Volkswagen
Brief
This week, we focus on incidents of data exposure through vulnerable APIs. We examine a new report of data leaks in YouTube and Google APIs, vulnerabilities in open-source projects, and API hacks at healthcare and automotive companies. On a positive note, we share an update from the OpenAPI Initiative on the latest specifications for Overlays and Arazzo.
Industry News: OpenAPIs Overlays & Arazzo Standards
The OpenAPI folks have been busy! Lorna Mitchell, member of the OpenAPI Technical Steering Committee, shares her insights and some potential use cases for two new standards from the OpenAPI Initiative: Overlays and Arazzo.
Both specifications open a range of new opportunities and potential solutions for API quality, security, testing and governance. Lorna describes a number of possible use cases for Overlays to automate quality checks and process updates on OpenAPI documents.