Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Application Security, 2024

Explore key app security trends in Gartner's 2024 Hype Cycle. Gain insights on application shielding, protect sensitive data, and stay ahead of security innovations.

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What we find interesting in the 2024 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Application Security:

  • The business impact of application shielding and other app security innovations.
  • How application shielding protects enterprise software and applications from cloning, fraud, intellectual property (IP) theft and other forms of abuse.
  • The application shielding techniques that hinder data theft and app tampering.

“When the applications convey or store sensitive data, or enable payments, application shielding represents an important security measure.”

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Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Application Security, 2024, Dionisio Zumerle, 29 July 2024.

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Highlights from the report

Innovations to improve app security continue to emerge to handle new threats, changing software architectures, and fast-paced development methods. Learn about app security trends and how to onboard the most appropriate ones for your organization.
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15%
Incremental spend on app security in 2025
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Adoption of AI security tools in 2023
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Adoption of AI security tools in 2026
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