Cequence Strikes Again, Crowned Among 2025’s Cyber 66 Elite in Cybersecurity
Company’s relentless innovation in API security and bot management continues to set industry standards
Santa Clara, Calif. — March 20, 2025 — Cequence Security, a leader in API security and bot management, is proud to announce its continued recognition in the 2025 Cyber 66 report by Citizens’ equity research. For the second consecutive year, Cequence has been named one of the hottest privately held cybersecurity companies, underscoring its pivotal role in defending digital ecosystems amid an evolving threat landscape.
The 2025 Cyber 66 report, which spotlights the most promising cybersecurity innovators, highlights two of the most consequential security-related events of the year: the CrowdStrike global IT outage, one of the largest disruptions in history, and the Salt Typhoon cyberattack, which compromised nearly every major telecom provider in the U.S. These incidents reinforced how critical digital infrastructure remains vulnerable to large-scale cyber threats—especially in the telecom sector.
As the only vendor protecting eight of the world’s largest telecom providers, Cequence plays a vital role in securing the digital experiences of over 500 million mobile users worldwide, equating to one in every 15 people with a mobile phone on the planet. With APIs emerging as a prime target for attackers, Cequence’s Unified API Protection platform delivers the proactive, AI-driven security needed to safeguard telecom and other critical industries.
“We are excited to once again include Cequence in the Citizens Cyber 66 report,” said Trevor Walsh, cybersecurity equity research analyst at Citizens. “Their Unified API Protection solution delivers a multi-layered defense that tackles current threats while anticipating future challenges. By integrating advanced threat intelligence, automated vulnerability management and robust bot management, Cequence empowers organizations to shift from reactive to proactive, risk-based security—transforming the way enterprises protect their API ecosystems.”
Varun Kohli, chief marketing officer at Cequence, added, “We are honored to be recognized in the 2025 Citizens Cyber 66 report. This accolade reinforces our relentless commitment to securing APIs, the backbone of modern digital infrastructure and the foundation of Agentic AI. There is no Agentic AI without APIs and protecting them is critical to securing the monetization of AI-driven innovation. As AI redefines cybersecurity, bot-driven threats are escalating in both volume and sophistication. Cequence’s industry-leading API security and bot management solutions empower enterprises to stay ahead of these evolving risks, protecting not just against today’s attacks but also the threats of tomorrow. Our mission is to provide proactive security that doesn’t just defend but anticipates and neutralizes attacks before they can disrupt critical operations.”
Cequence’s Unified API Protection (UAP) platform provides comprehensive protection across the entire API security lifecycle, with key capabilities including:
- API Attack Surface Discovery: Delivers an attacker’s view of an organization’s public-facing resources, identifying external API hosts along with edge, infrastructure, gateway and hosting providers to pinpoint vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
- API Security Posture Management: Safeguards APIs by continuously assessing risks across the entire inventory, ensuring compliance and actively detecting and remediating coding errors to maintain robust security standards.
- Bot Management and Fraud Prevention: Protects against a full range of bot attacks, preventing data loss, theft, and fraud, and eliminating downtime, brand damage, skewed sales analytics and inflated infrastructure costs.
In addition, the platform offers exceptional deployment flexibility, supporting SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid environments, and can be onboarded in less than 15 minutes without requiring any app instrumentation or additional integrations.
The Citizens Cyber 66 report is compiled through a rigorous annual evaluation by Citizens’ equity research team, which assesses cybersecurity companies based on innovation, market potential, customer adoption, and growth trajectory. Cequence’s repeated inclusion in this prestigious list reflects its exceptional performance, market leadership, and relentless pursuit of excellence in API security.
For more information on Cequence’s UAP platform, please visit www.cequence.ai.
About Cequence Security
Cequence is a pioneer in API security and bot management, protecting the applications and APIs that organizations depend on from attacks, business logic abuse, and fraud. Our unique Unified API Protection platform unites discovery, compliance, and protection capabilities, providing unmatched real-time security in the face of sophisticated threats. Demonstrating value in minutes rather than days or weeks, Cequence offers a flexible deployment model that requires no app instrumentation or modification. Cequence solutions scale to meet the needs of the largest and most demanding private and public sector organizations, protecting more than 8 billion daily API interactions and 3 billion user accounts. To learn more, visit www.cequence.ai.
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