# Visibility at scale: How Figma detects sensitive data exposure

DevFeed: [Visibility at scale: How Figma detects sensitive data exposure](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/visibility-at-scale-how-figma-detects-sensitive-data-exposure-10192.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/visibility-at-scale-how-figma-detects-sensitive-data-exposure/>)

Author: Dave Martin

Published: 2025-10-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/distributed-systems.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>)

Tags: [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed-systems.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-engineering.md>), [validation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/validation.md>)

## AI overview

Figma describes Response Sampling, a lightweight real-time control that monitors outbound responses, validates access, and provides early warning of potential sensitive data exposure. The system is designed to detect authorization flaws and unexpected data leaks across distributed application services, both before production and after deployment.

## Source excerpt

Solving security challenges at scale requires creativity as much as rigor. To reduce the risk of sensitive data exposure, we built Response Sampling: a lightweight, real-time control that watches outbound responses, validates access, and provides an early warning system across our products.