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Application and API Security Can’t Rely Solely on Perimeter Defenses or Scanners | Notes on Gartner AppSec Research | Contrast Security

by Contrast on June 24, 2025

Perimeter defenses and traditional scanning aren't enough. Real-time protection and response are crucial.

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 2025 Gartner® Implement Effective Application and API Security Controls (accessible to Gartner clients only)*, by William Dupre, discusses today’s complex problem:

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from AppSec Observer authored by Contrast. Read the original post at: https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/perimeter-defenses-arent-enough-why-in-app-security-and-adr-are-the-future