Web Application Firewalls: Rapid Pace of Digital Transformation

In a year when WAF vendors need to clear extraordinarily high bars just to be in the game, the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls named Akamai a Leader.

Gartner Magic Quadrants are among the most respected and anticipated market studies in the industry. Generally, only a handful of vendors meet the criteria for inclusion. Gartner evaluates these vendors for the ability to execute and the completeness of their vision, and plots the results along two axes. Vendors who place highly in both criteria are the Magic Quadrant Leaders:

This is the fourth year in a row that Gartner has named Akamai a Magic Quadrant for WAF Leader. We see the uninterrupted recognition as an acknowledgment of our deep capabilities to protect against a full spectrum of attacks, plus our ongoing innovation to  protect against new attack types.

Executive Summary

Download our executive and read more about:

• Web Application Firewalls and the Rapid Pace of Digital Transformation
• Massive Scale for Better Protection and End-User Experiences
• Fewer False Negatives and False Positives
• Multi-layered Defense Against the Increasing Sophistication and Scale of Attacks
• Automated Protections for Your Digital Business

Download the executive summary of the report here.