Akto Named a Pioneer in Gartner AI Application Security Quadrant

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Akto, a leading provider of Agentic AI Security solutions, has been named a Pioneer in the 2026 Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security, Startup Vendors. This recognition highlights Akto's comprehensive approach to securing AI applications and agents across the full life cycle, from discovery and security testing to runtime defense and agent execution visibility.

According to the report, Gartner defines the AI application security market as technologies that protect enterprise-developed AI applications and agents by combining security testing, exposure management, and runtime defense. These tools enable cybersecurity and risk teams to manage posture, conduct adversarial testing, and enforce real-time protection of AI applications. The report identifies three core capabilities that define the market: automated AI discovery and inventory, automated AI security testing, and AI runtime defense.

Akto's placement as a Pioneer underscores its advanced architectural approach across the full life cycle of agentic AI applications. The company's flagship products, Akto Atlas and Akto Argus, address the governance of employee AI usage and the security of internally built AI applications and agents, respectively. Akto Atlas helps security teams discover AI applications, agents, and MCP servers used across the workforce while applying runtime controls. Akto Argus provides security for internally built AI applications and agents, offering AI red teaming, runtime guardrails, AI security gateways, MCP security controls, and execution visibility.

The recognition by Gartner adds to Akto's existing Gartner recognitions, including being named a Sample Vendor for AI Security Testing, AI Runtime Defense, and AI Runtime Defense in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Security Technologies, 2026. Additionally, Akto was named a Representative Vendor in Gartner's 2025 guide on securing AI agents.

Akto's CEO and Co-Founder, Ankita Gupta, expressed pride in the company's recognition.

The rapid commercial growth and rising enterprise demand for AI security and safety have intensified over the past few months, as evidenced by recent incidents involving OpenAI and Hugging Face, and a Google Gemini agent inadvertently accessing real-world company environments. Akto's comprehensive platform is designed to provide continuous AI discovery, runtime guardrails, governance, AI security gateways, and automated red teaming, giving organizations a unified AI security control plane across their environments.

Akto's recognition as a Pioneer in the Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security, Startup Vendors reflects the company's commitment to addressing the evolving security challenges posed by AI applications and agents. The company's products and services are trusted by Fortune 1000 organizations to confidently, securely, and safely adopt and build with AI.