{"id":3274,"date":"2017-07-04T11:26:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T10:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-site.42crunch.com\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2024-05-13T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:38:41","slug":"cool-vendor-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging2022.42crunch.com\/cool-vendor-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"42crunch named a “Cool Vendor” in Monitoring and Management of Threats to Applications and Data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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42Crunch<\/strong> today announced that it had been named a Cool Vendor<\/strong> by Gartner in its “Cool Vendors in Monitoring and Management of Threats to Applications and Data, 2017”<\/strong>[<\/sup>1<\/sup>]<\/sup> report, which was published on June 8, 2017<\/span>. Gartner subscribers can access the report at<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Gartner[<\/sup>2<\/sup>]<\/sup> report recommends that, “security and risk management leaders overseeing security monitoring and operations should utilize a security validation platform to determine if your security architecture provides the right protection and if configurations are properly implemented.” It further states that they should “aim to use automated security as a service options and commit to deploying advanced analytics and machine learning on top of existing security infrastructure.”<\/p>\n

“Security is an extremely important factor in today’s digital world and one that’s overlooked by many,” said Jacques Declas, the co-founder and CEO of 42Crunch. “We are honoured to be included in the Gartner ‘Cool Vendors in Monitoring and Management of Threats to Applications and Data, 2017’[<\/sup>3<\/sup>]<\/sup> report. We view this as further validation of our dedication to educate enterprises on the importance of API security and address growing API security needs with our platform.”<\/p>\n

Risk Assessment Drives Security Policies<\/b><\/p>\n

APIs are the nervous system of a digital business that allow enterprises to expand their reach, increase agility and foster innovation. Organizations need to fully secure these APIs to avoid threats and risks. 42Crunch takes an innovative approach by helping developers and security teams collaborate, assess the risk related to exposing APIs and derive the proper security policies based on that risk. Furthermore, the platform provides the tools to incorporate continuous security testing in the early stages of development as part of a DevSecOps initiative.<\/p>\n

The 42Crunch platform consists of several components that cater to these needs. These include<\/p>\n