Application security teams now cover code written by agents, applications that contain models, and agents that call tools. Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities. Access the complimentary research.
Our Key Takeaways
- How to time adoption of emerging application security technologies against your organization’s maturity
- How AI transformation, agentic applications, and DevSecOps changes are increasing application vulnerabilities
- Where agentic coding security sits, a new entry in the 2026 edition
- Where AI security testing sits, including adversarial prompt testing and scanning of models, libraries, and notebooks
- What Gartner recommends for AI security testing: CI/CD integration, a complete AI asset inventory, and links to runtime guardrails
HiddenLayer in the Gartner report
HiddenLayer is listed as a Sample Vendor for AI Security Testing in Gartner Hype Cycle for Application Security, 2026.
Our own capabilities in this area, separate from Gartner research: AI Attack Simulation tests AI systems continuously with adversarial techniques. AI Supply Chain Security validates models before deployment.
Gartner, Hype Cycle for Application Security, 2026, Dionisio Zumerle, 21 July 2026. Gartner and Hype Cycle are trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any company, vendor, product or service depicted in its publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s business and technology insights organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this publication, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
