Contrast Security Application Detection and Response (ADR) Praised by Industry Analysts for Addressing Gap in Cybersecurity Defenses

Top InfoSec analyst sees need for visibility and context provided by ADR

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cybersecurity industry analysts are praising Contrast Security’s newly launched Application Detection and Response platform saying it addresses a gap in security defenses.

Contrast Security officially announced Application Detection and Response (ADR) at Black Hat USA 2024 last week. ADR empowers security teams to identify vulnerabilities, detect threats, and stop attacks that target custom applications and application programming interfaces (APIs). Uniquely, ADR positions defenses inside the running application, enabling security from within.

Contrast Security research shows that thousands of attacks bypass web application firewalls (WAFs) daily. Organizations need detection and response inside their apps and APIs to identify and block those attacks: a problem also identified by information security analyst firm IDC.

"IDC research finds that organizations face significant challenges with application security in production environments. While traditional tools, like a WAF, are valuable for providing a first line of defense against many common web threats, their lack of application context limits their effectiveness," stated Katie Norton, IDC's Research Manager for DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security. "Contrast’s Application Detection and Response solution is designed to fill this gap, offering the visibility and context essential for preventing sophisticated attacks on applications and APIs."

Norton appeared with Contrast Security Founder and Chief Technology Officer Jeff Williams on a TechStrong TV interview to underscore the importance of adding applications to the detection and response stack.

“If you think about how other parts of cybersecurity have evolved into endpoint detection and response or cloud detection and response, there’s a big gap at the application layer. ADR fixes that blindspot, watching for attacks in production, providing the telemetry and full context to then prevent exploits from harming applications and APIs,” said Williams.

Contrast Security ADR is commercially available today. If you’re ready to detect and respond to attacks in real time on your application layer, contact Contrast Security for an ADR demo by emailing [e-mail].

About Contrast Security

Contrast Security is the world’s leader in Runtime Application Security, embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software. Contrast’s patented security instrumentation disrupts traditional AppSec approaches with integrated and comprehensive security observability that delivers highly accurate assessment and continuous protection of an entire application portfolio. The Contrast Runtime Security Platform enables powerful Application Security Testing and Application Detection and Response, allowing developers, AppSec teams and SecOps teams to better protect and defend their applications against the ever-evolving threat landscape. Application Security programs need to modernize. Contrast empowers teams to innovate — with confidence.