Apii o eceived the highest possible sco es i 16 evaluatio c ite ia, i cludi g visio , i ovatio , a d AI codi g gua d ails
NEW YORK, Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apii o, a leade i age tic developme t a d softwa e supply chai secu ity, today a ou ced that it has bee amed a Leade i The Fo este Wave™: Age tic Developme t Secu ity Tools, Q4 2026.
Codi g age ts have u leashed softwa e supply chai chaos a d d amatically expa ded the attack su faceCodi g age ts ge e ate code, dow load depe de cies, a d execute comma ds a d tools ac oss e dpoi ts a d cloud e vi o me ts. Eve y actio ca i t oduce vul e abilities, malicious packages, o policy violatio s i to the softwa e supply chai . Secu ity teams a e aci g to educe existi g vul e ability backlogs while codi g age ts co ti uously add ew vul e able a d o -complia t code. With multiple age ts u i g ac oss multiple models a d e vi o me ts, the chaos is becomi g ha de to co tai , c eati g a u ge t eed fo a u ified co t ol pla e fo Age tic Developme t Secu ity (ADS).
Existi g secu ity co t ols leave c itical gapsCode sca e s ide tify vul e abilities afte code is ge e ated but do ot p ovide the softwa e a d isk co text eeded to p eve t them i the fi st place. EDR p otects mo ito ed e dpoi ts but does ot automatically cove cloud-hosted codi g age ts. It also misses u k ow malwa e hidde i depe de cies because it lacks deep code a alysis capabilities a d softwa e a chitectu e co text.This exposes a c itical gap: secu i g codi g age ts equi es a deep u de sta di g of the e ti e softwa e a chitectu e, f om desig a d i te t th ough fi st-pa ty code a d the softwa e supply chai to applicatio u time a d busi ess isk. A d do that fo local codi g age ts a d cloud-hosted codi g age ts.That co text must i fo m eve y secu ity decisio : p eve ti g vul e able a d o -complia t code befo e it is ge e ated, automatically fixi g existi g isks while validati g cha ges a d u i g tests to avoid b eaki g fu ctio ality, a d p otecti g the tools a d depe de cies codi g age ts use agai st k ow a d u k ow th eats.
The Fo este Age tic Developme t Secu ity evaluatio Fo este evaluated 12 ve do s o 29 c ite ia cove i g cu e t offe i g a d st ategy, plus custome feedback. Apii o was amed as a Leade with the highest offe i g sco e. It eceived the highest possible sco e o 13 of 23 c ite ia. I some catego ies like AI SAST a d i Secu e by desig – Apii o was the o ly ve do with a pe fect sco e of 5.
I total, Apii o eceived the highest possible sco e i 16 c ite ia: AI SAST, AI applicatio flaws, AI t iage, AI p io itizatio , AI codi g gua d ails, AI codi g toolchai , depe de cy fi ewall, AI discove y a d i ve to y, ASPM fo AI, SBOMs, gove a ce epo ti g, i teg atio s, secu e by desig , visio , i ovatio a d adoptio .
Equally impo ta t, Fo este gave Apii o a st o g vote of co fide ce o Apii o’s visio fo this ma ket. Apii o is the o ly ve do with a 5 i both Visio a d I ovatio c ite ia, a d ecog ized as havi g “a st o g a d diffe e tiated visio “.
We a e also p oud of the ecog itio f om ou custome s. Apii o is o e of o ly two ve do s out of 12 to ea Fo este ’s halo fo above ave age custome feedback, the highest level give i this Wave. As the epo t puts it, “Custome s p aise Apii o fo i c easi g visibility i to applicatio e vi o me ts a d helpi g teams focus o the isks that matte most.”
“Codi g age ts a e the ew pe imete ,” said Ida Plot ik, Co-Fou de a d CEO of Apii o. “We believe bei g amed a Leade by Fo este eflects ou visio : secu ity must begi befo e code exists, ac oss the e ti e softwa e supply chai a d follow codi g age ts whe eve they u . By g ou di g secu ity decisio s i softwa e a chitectu e a d isk co text, Gua dia Age t helps e te p ises p eve t ew isks, fix existi g vul e abilities, a d p otect thei AI developme t a d supply chai f om adva ced attacks. We a e p oud to be amed a Leade i this evaluatio . We will keep pushi g, executi g a d i ovati g as the ma ket evolves, to keep ou custome s secu e.”
Apii o Gua dia Age tGua dia Age t acts as a co t ol pla e fo multi-codi g age ts a d multi-models ac oss e dpoi ts a d cloud e vi o me ts. It u s o Apii o’s Co text G aph: the Softwa e G aph that maps a chitectu e, data flows, AI assets a d ow e ship f om code to u time a d the Risk G aph that tu s aw fi di gs i to isks, judged by eal exposu e a d busi ess impact. O top of this co text, Gua dia delive s th ee capabilities:
- Gua dia P eve t: Pe fo m co ti uous AI th eat model o eve y spec/pla /desig , a d e ich p ompts with dy amic secu ity co text to p eve t codi g age ts f om ge e ati g vul e able o o -complia t code.
- Gua dia AutoFix: Reduce vul e ability backlog by automatically fixi g SAST, SCA, sec ets, IaC, API a d co tai e isks, while u i g tests to avoid b eaki g cha ges.
- Gua dia P otect: Discove shadow AI, i ve to y depe de cies a d AI tools ac oss e dpoi ts a d cloud host age ts, a d block u k ow malwa e a d backdoo s.
To access the full epo t, visit: https://apii o.com/fo este -wave-age tic-developme t-secu ity-tools?utm_sou ce=p ess- elease&utm_medium=p &utm_campaig =fo este -wave-q4-2026
Sou ce: The Fo este Wave™: Age tic Developme t Secu ity Tools, Q4 2026, Fo este Resea ch, I c., Novembe 4, 2026. Suppo ti g Resou ces
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About Apii oApii o is a leade i age tic developme t a d softwa e supply chai secu ity, empowe i g applicatio secu ity a d developme t teams to secu e the e ti e age tic developme t lifecycle. Leadi g e te p ises, i cludi g BlackRock, TIAA, USAA, Bloombe g, SoFi, a d Shell, ely o Apii o’s pate ted Deep Code A alysis (DCA) tech ology to co ti uously discove , i ve to y, a d map thei softwa e a chitectu e f om code to u time. This co text powe s automated assessme t, detectio , p io itizatio , emediatio , a d p eve tio of applicatio isks at scale.
Media Co tact:Vicky Fo is Di ecto Of Busi ess Ope atio s at Apii o+972 54 805 3611ma keti g@apii o.com
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