Customer Success Story

Customer Data Platform Achieves 95% API Coverage

By integrating StackHawk, a leading customer data platform (CDP) transformed how it secures its complex ecosystem of APIs and customer data. Operating in a high-stakes environment where global enterprises rely on accurate, secure insights, the company needed a scalable way to protect sensitive information flowing through its systems. StackHawk empowered their teams to unify API security testing with development, providing faster, more reliable scans and clear visibility across their entire attack surface.

Improved API Visibility

Reduced False Positives

Optimized Vulnerability Management

Use Case

Automating and Scaling API Security

Industry

Information Technology

Employees

+550

Location

USA

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Before adopting StackHawk, the company faced mounting challenges as rapid API development outpaced their ability to test effectively. False positives overwhelmed both security and engineering teams, while manual, error-prone processes slowed response times and obscured critical risks. By shifting to StackHawk, they eliminated the noise, streamlined vulnerability management, and gained the confidence to deliver secure, high-performing solutions without slowing innovation.

With StackHawk, security doesn’t slow us down—it helps us move faster with confidence.

Staff Security Engineer

The Problem

The team struggled with limited visibility into their expanding API attack surface, high false positives, and a manual, inefficient vulnerability management process that couldn’t keep up with development.

The Solution

They adopted StackHawk for its seamless integrations, automated API discovery, AI-driven testing accuracy, and organization-wide policy management—enabling scalable, developer-friendly security testing.

The Results

They now have 95% of APIs under test, reduced false positives, and streamlined security workflows across 15 applications—transforming security from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage.

Choosing a Solution

They weren’t just looking for another tool, they needed a trusted security partner that could meet their technical complexity and velocity head-on.
Integration was a big deal. StackHawk easily connected with their existing toolchain, making it simple to map applications to code repositories and send scan results to existing developer workflows. It felt less like bolting on another layer and more like extending what they already had.

Even better, StackHawk delivered features that actually moved the needle: automated API discovery, customization options for fewer false positives, and flexible policy management that worked at an organizational level. Bonus points for the Backstage plugin, which brings security directly into the developer portal.

It wasn’t just about ticking boxes. StackHawk proved it could scale with them, support their DevSecOps goals, and bring order to a chaotic security landscape.

Experience with StackHawk

Since adopting StackHawk, the company has transitioned from a reactive to a proactive approach to application security.

They’ve successfully scaled their security testing across 15+ applications without adding unnecessary overhead. Today, 95% of their APIs are under active testing with StackHawk, offering a level of visibility and control that was previously out of reach. They know what’s in their attack surface, what’s vulnerable, and where to focus—no more security blind spots.

The team has also seen a noticeable drop in false positives, which means developers are spending less time chasing ghosts and more time building. StackHawk’s automation and policy tools have turned once-manual processes into efficient, repeatable workflows.

The ability to bring visibility to all the APIs in our systems so we can make informed decisions on what to test and how frequently has been extremely valuable.

Staff Security Engineer

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