Cequence Security – A Leader and Outperformer in GigaOm API Security Radar Report

Cequence Security has been recognized as a Leader and Outperformer in the new GigaOm Radar for API Security report, highlighting our innovative approach and comprehensive protection capabilities. This recognition comes as a testament to our dedication to safeguarding digital assets in an increasingly complex software landscape. The GigaOm report specifically praises the Cequence Unified API Protection (UAP) platform for its ability to proactively discover vulnerabilities, manage security postures, and combat automated threats through advanced bot management.

As the demand for API security continues to rise, our holistic approach—combining discovery, risk assessment, and active defense—sets us apart from our competitors. We are proud to be one of only two vendors identified as an Outperformer among those evaluated in the report.

Making an informed investment decision when it comes to cybersecurity solutions can be tough. This new GigaOm Radar for API Security report examines 13 of the industry’s top API security solutions and compares the offerings against functional capabilities (table stakes, key features, and emerging features) as well as business criteria. It’s a great analysis tool designed to help security, IT, and DevSecOps leaders identify the best-fit solutions for your organization.

Why API Security Matters

It’s no coincidence that the increasing complexity of modern software architectures has correspondingly resulted in a steadily growing population of APIs that support our modern applications and services.

“The rising importance of API security cannot be overstated,” said Kirk Ryan, consulting analyst at GigaOm. “As organizations increasingly rely on APIs to power their digital ecosystems, these interfaces have become prime targets for malicious actors. What sets Cequence apart from some of its peers is its holistic approach to API protection, which combines discovery, risk assessment, and active defense mechanisms in a single, integrated platform.”

Comprehensive API Security Solutions

Cequence offers robust solutions across three key areas –discover, comply, and protect. Your Security, DevSecOps, and IT teams benefit from:

• API Attack Surface Discovery: Proactively identifies vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across the entire API landscape, ensuring a robust security posture that adapts to evolving threats.
• API Security Posture Management: Effectively discovers, catalogs and profiles all APIs for risk—including shadow and zombie APIs—providing enhanced visibility and risk management to safeguard against potential exploits.
• Bot Management and Fraud Prevention: Protect your applications and APIs and ensure the integrity of critical business operations by utilizing advanced detection and mitigation mechanisms to combat automated bot attacks and business logic abuse. Cequence delivers comprehensive protection against all automated threats including the OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities.

The Cequence UAP platform leverages sophisticated machine learning algorithms and behavioral analysis to meticulously analyze API traffic in real time, facilitating the swift identification and mitigation of potential threats natively, without having to rely on third-party infrastructure that simply wasn’t built for API security. This proactive approach not only enhances security but also empowers organizations to respond dynamically to emerging risks. With flexible SaaS, on-premises or hybrid deployment options the platform seamlessly integrates with diverse organizational infrastructures and existing security frameworks, ensuring comprehensive protection tailored to meet varied business needs.

The aforementioned complexity of the application and API landscape makes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) ideally suited for attackers and defenders alike. Large language models (LLM) make it easier and faster to create purpose-built bots and are likely to pose challenges that we are just starting to see in the wild. AI models already exist that claim to defeat CAPTCHAs with 100% accuracy, which will most certainly fuel the decades-old game of cat-and-mouse. The best bot management solutions have relied on ML models to detect threats and automated attacks, whether they’re part of loud, brute force-style attacks or quieter slow-and-low attacks that were previously nearly impossible to detect. Cequence is working hard to protect our customers from AI-powered attacks, as well as enabling their safe use of AI. If you’d like to learn more, check out this blog on GenAI.

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