Application and API Security Can’t Rely Solely on Perimeter Defenses or Scanners | Notes on Gartner AppSec Research | Contrast Security
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<div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/perimeter-defenses-arent-enough-why-in-app-security-and-adr-are-the-future" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Gartner.png" alt="Perimeter defenses and traditional scanning aren't enough. Real-time protection and response are crucial." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div><p>Contrast Security launched Application Detection and Response (ADR) in August of 2024, and now, in a new Gartner research note, ADR is a topic. The <a href="https://www.gartner.com/document-reader/document/6345979"><span>2025 Gartner® Implement Effective Application and API Security Controls</span></a> (accessible to Gartner clients only)*, by William Dupre, discusses today’s complex problem: </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%2Fperimeter-defenses-arent-enough-why-in-app-security-and-adr-are-the-future&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><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 Contrast">Contrast</a>. Read the original post at: <a href="https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/perimeter-defenses-arent-enough-why-in-app-security-and-adr-are-the-future">https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/perimeter-defenses-arent-enough-why-in-app-security-and-adr-are-the-future</a> </p><div class="code-block code-block-12 ai-track" data-ai="WzEyLCIiLCJCbG9jayAxMiIsIiIsMV0=" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"> <style> .ai-rotate {position: relative;} .ai-rotate-hidden {visibility: hidden;} .ai-rotate-hidden-2 {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} .ai-list-data, .ai-ip-data, .ai-filter-check, .ai-fallback, .ai-list-block, .ai-list-block-ip, .ai-list-block-filter {visibility: hidden; position: absolute; width: 50%; height: 1px; top: -1000px; z-index: -9999; margin: 0px!important;} .ai-list-data, .ai-ip-data, .ai-filter-check, .ai-fallback {min-width: 1px;} </style> <div class="ai-rotate ai-unprocessed ai-timed-rotation ai-12-1" data-info="WyIxMi0xIiwyXQ==" style="position: relative;"> <div class="ai-rotate-option" style="visibility: hidden;" data-index="1" data-name="VGVjaHN0cm9uZyBHYW5nIFlvdXR1YmU=" data-time="MTA="> <div class="custom-ad"> <div style="margin: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Fojn5NFwaw8" target="_blank"><img src="https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Techstrong-Gang-Youtube-PodcastV2-770.png" alt="Techstrong Gang Youtube"></a></div> <div class="clear-custom-ad"></div> </div></div> <div class="ai-rotate-option" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="1" data-name="QVdTIEh1Yg==" data-time="MTA="> <div class="custom-ad"> <div style="margin: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://devops.com/builder-community-hub/?ref=in-article-ad-1&utm_source=do&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=in-article-ad-1" target="_blank"><img src="https://devops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gradient-1.png" alt="AWS Hub"></a></div> <div class="clear-custom-ad"></div> </div></div> </div> </div>