Contrast Security is named a Sample Vendor for Application Detection and Response in the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Application Security.
Vulnerabilities remain exposed while teams investigate, prioritize and deploy a fix. Application Detection and Response helps close that gap by detecting and stopping attacks inside running applications, while giving security teams runtime evidence to focus remediation on the vulnerabilities that pose a real risk.
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Application Security, 2026 explores the technologies and practices reshaping application security, including:
The report names Contrast Security as a Sample Vendor in the Application Detection and Response category.
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Gartner, Hype Cycle for Application Security, 2026, Dionisio Zumerle, 21 July 2026.
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