Radware Named a Leader in 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Web Application and API Protection Platforms

MAHWAH, N.J., Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware^® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a global leader in application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US54130626, September 2026).

According to the IDC MarketScape, “An AI-based engine continuously maps API call sequences and workflow logic from live traffic, automatically generating and tuning policies to detect business logic abuse that schema validation and static rules miss.” Furthermore, “The company recently introduced the Radware AI Xploit Shield, which provides customized, automatically generated signatures.”

“Being named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape reflects the continued evolution of our application security strategy,” said Gabi Malka, chief operating officer at Radware. “As AI transforms both how applications are built and attacked, we continue to invest in AI-driven application and API protection designed to help organizations address increasingly complex environments.”

Radware’s cloud security platform provides web application and API security, bot and agent trust management, AI security, client-side protection and DDoS protection across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.

To access the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment excerpt, visit here.

About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Radware

Radware^® (NASDAQ: RDWR) is a global leader in AI and application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments. The company’s cloud application, infrastructure, API and AI security solutions use AI-driven algorithms for precise, behavior-based, real-time protection against sophisticated web, application and DDoS attacks, API abuse, business logic threats and malicious bots. Radware delivers end-to-end API security, including discovery, posture management, testing and runtime protection, along with advanced protection for AI agents and models. Enterprises and carriers worldwide rely on Radware to address evolving cyberthreats, protect their brands and business operations, and reduce costs. For more information, please visit the Radware website.

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