2023 Gartner® Market Guide for Cloud Web Application and API Protection

Download this report to get a clear overview of and guidance on the cloud web application and API protection (WAAP) market. We’re thrilled with this recognition and look forward to continuing to help organizations tackle the significant challenge of application and API security.

Gartner notes in the report, “The characteristics of modern applications and the significant growth in the number of cloud-native web applications and APIs have organically expanded attack surfaces. This is driving enterprises to defend against the associated threats and is influencing their need to adopt cloud WAAP solutions.”

The report further states that organizations should “prefer WAAP solutions that provide the ability to get inside an application, such as a container-based WAF that can leverage extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) to provide kernel- and network-level security visibility.”

What Will You Learn?

• The cloud WAAP market today and where it’s headed in the future
• Cloud WAAP capabilities
• The Representative Vendors offering cloud WAAP solutions
• Recommendations by Gartner for implementing cloud WAAP

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