2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)

Security teams are consolidating tools, aligning workflows, and prioritizing platforms that offer end-to-end context. The 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) explores this shift and outlines what security leaders should consider as the market matures.

In the report, we feel, Gartner covers:

• Why CNAPP and AppSec capabilities are converging

• The growing importance of unified context across development and runtime

• How CNAPPs are supporting collaboration across DevOps and SecOps

• Key functionality to evaluate, including agentless visibility and runtime protection

Download the report to explore where cloud security is headed and what to prioritize in your strategy.

Gartner, Market Guide for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms, Dale Koeppen, Charlie Winckless, Neil MacDonald, Esraa ElTahawy, 22 July 2024  

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