Case Study: ITV increases API security testing coverage by 136% with StackHawk

ITV increases API security testing coverage by 136% with StackHawk

ITV, a UK-based entertainment and media company, faced a significant challenge in scaling its API security testing. With hundreds of applications lacking proper documentation, the absence of accurate OpenAPI specifications was a fundamental blocker. The security team needed a way to implement comprehensive testing without relying on developers to manually create and maintain specs. To address this, they turned to StackHawk.

ITV implemented StackHawk's AI-powered OpenAPI Spec Generation, which automatically creates accurate API specifications by analyzing source code. This was combined with a custom automated onboarding pipeline that generates pull requests with complete StackHawk configurations. The solution led to a fully automated process and a 136% increase in applications under active security testing, enabling comprehensive API security at an enterprise scale for StackHawk's customer.

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