Cequence Security Positioned as a Leader and Outperformer in the GigaOm Radar for API Security

Company recognized for its comprehensive API protection and innovative approach to safeguarding digital assets

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 24, 2024 – Cequence Security, a pioneer in API security and bot management, today announced its recognition as a Leader and Outperformer in the Maturity and Platform Play quadrant of the GigaOm Radar for API Security. This acknowledgment highlights Cequence’s commitment to delivering robust protection for web, mobile and API-based applications amid the increasing complexity of modern software architectures.

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“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.”

With the Cequence UAP platform, security teams benefit from:

• Attack Surface Discovery: Proactively identifies vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across the entire API landscape, ensuring a robust security posture that adapts to evolving threats.
• 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: Utilizes advanced detection mechanisms to combat automated bot attacks and business logic exploits, ensuring comprehensive protection against all automated threats including the OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities and maintaining the integrity of critical business operations.

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 relying on a third-party. This proactive approach not only enhances security but also empowers organizations to respond dynamically to emerging risks. With flexible deployment options available as a SaaS, on-premises or hybrid, the platform seamlessly integrates with diverse organizational infrastructures and existing security frameworks, ensuring comprehensive protection tailored to meet varied business needs.

“As APIs continue to be critical components of digital ecosystems, the need for sophisticated protection mechanisms has never been more urgent,” said Varun Kohli, CMO of Cequence Security. “We are honored to be recognized as one of only two Outperformers in the GigaOm Radar, which assessed a total of 13 vendors in the API Security space. This acknowledgment reflects our commitment to delivering a comprehensive solution that not only detects and prevents attacks but also equips security teams to respond effectively to emerging threats. The thorough analysis conducted by the GigaOm team highlights the essential role of innovative security measures in protecting our digital infrastructures.”

Cequence’s UAP platform has earned acclaim for its outstanding performance across vital decision-making criteria, particularly in areas like API protocol support and advanced abuse detection and prevention. With a dedicated focus on continuous innovation and a strategic roadmap for enhancements, Cequence is positioned to reinforce its leadership in the fast-evolving API security sector.

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About Cequence Security

Cequence, a pioneer in API security and bot management, is the only solution that delivers Unified API Protection (UAP), uniting discovery, compliance, and protection across all internal, external, and third-party APIs to defend against attacks, targeted abuse, and fraud. The flexible deployment model supports SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid installations, and APIs can be onboarded in less than 15 minutes without requiring any app instrumentation, SDK, or JavaScript integration. Cequence solutions scale to handle the most demanding government, Fortune and Global 500 organizations, securing more than 8 billion daily API interactions and protecting more than 3 billion user accounts. To learn more, visit www.cequence.ai.

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