Why Security Tool Consolidation Can’t Fix Application Blindspot
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<div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/why-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/project-50-1758122788-flux-4.jpg" alt="SIEM Integration" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div><p>Security tool consolidation fails because traditional security tools operate outside application runtime where attacks actually execute. While consolidation can reduce complexity and centralize alerts, it cannot fix the fundamental blindspot: WAFs, EDR, and SIEM platforms lack visibility into actual code execution, data flows, and application logic. The solution isn’t more consolidation or new tools, but enriching existing security investments with Application Detection and Response (ADR) to provide runtime intelligence from inside applications.</p><p><img decoding="async" src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=203759&k=14&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contrastsecurity.com%2Fsecurity-influencers%2Fwhy-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot&bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.contrastsecurity.com%252Fsecurity-influencers&bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></p><div class="spu-placeholder" style="display:none"></div><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_20 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://securityboulevard.com/2025/09/why-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot/" data-a2a-title="Why Security Tool Consolidation Can’t Fix Application Blindspot"><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F09%2Fwhy-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot%2F&linkname=Why%20Security%20Tool%20Consolidation%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Fix%20Application%20Blindspot" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F09%2Fwhy-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot%2F&linkname=Why%20Security%20Tool%20Consolidation%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Fix%20Application%20Blindspot" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F09%2Fwhy-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot%2F&linkname=Why%20Security%20Tool%20Consolidation%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Fix%20Application%20Blindspot" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_reddit" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F09%2Fwhy-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot%2F&linkname=Why%20Security%20Tool%20Consolidation%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Fix%20Application%20Blindspot" title="Reddit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F09%2Fwhy-security-tool-consolidation-cant-fix-application-blindspot%2F&linkname=Why%20Security%20Tool%20Consolidation%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Fix%20Application%20Blindspot" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a></div></div><p class="syndicated-attribution">*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from <a href="https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers">AppSec Observer</a> authored by <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/author/0/" title="Read other posts by Jake Milstein">Jake Milstein</a>. 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