360 Fraud Protection Named a Leader in 2026 SPARK Matrix™ for Digital Risk Protection

QKS Group Recognizes 360 Fraud Protection by AppGate for Its Integrated, Fraud-Centric Approach to Digital Risk Protection

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--360 Fraud Protection by AppGate, a leader in end-to-end fraud prevention, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2026 SPARK Matrix™ for Digital Risk Protection by QKS Group, a global analyst and advisory firm.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides an in-depth analysis and ranking of technology vendors based on Technology Excellence and Customer Impact, offering strategic insights into global market dynamics, major trends, and competitive positioning.

360 Fraud Protection earned strong ratings across both parameters for its integrated, fraud-centric approach to digital risk protection. The platform, which includes 360 Brand Guardian, 360 Risk Control and 360 Adaptive Authentication, connects digital threat protection, fraud detection, adaptive authentication and threat response to help organizations detect and address external digital risks across the fraud lifecycle.

“AppGate has established a strong position in the Digital Risk Protection market through its integrated approach to digital threat detection, fraud protection, and response. Its 360 Fraud Protection portfolio brings together capabilities across digital threat protection, compromised-data discovery, fraud detection, adaptive authentication, and threat response, enabling organizations to address a broad range of external digital risks through a connected framework,” said Sahil Dhamgaye, Principal Analyst at QKS Group.

Dhamgaye added: “AppGate differentiates itself through its fraud-centric approach, supported by machine learning, proprietary and third-party intelligence sources, and a 24/7 multilingual security operations capability. Its ability to detect and respond to phishing, impersonation, credential theft, malicious applications, and other forms of digital fraud, combined with takedown and remediation capabilities, enables organizations to improve visibility into external threats and accelerate risk mitigation.”

“Being named a Leader for the second consecutive year reinforces our approach to addressing fraud as a connected challenge rather than a series of isolated events,” said Mike Lopez, Senior Vice President, 360 Fraud Protection, AppGate. “By bringing together external threat disruption, real-time risk intelligence and adaptive authentication, 360 Fraud Protection helps organizations identify risk earlier, respond faster and protect customers while minimizing unnecessary friction.”

About 360 Fraud Protection

360 Fraud Protection by AppGate provides end-to-end fraud protection in a unified platform. The solution includes 360 Brand Guardian, 360 Risk Control, and 360 Adaptive Authentication. Together they provide comprehensive threat management, brand protection and fraud prevention, safeguarding financial institutions and enterprises worldwide. Learn more at 360fraud.ai

About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence. For more available research, visit https://qksgroup.com/

Additional Resource

• Download the 2020 SPARK Matrix™: Digital Risk Protection Report here.