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How agent security differs From WAAP (and what to do about it)
AI agents don't fail like web apps and APIs do. Here's why WAAP alone won't protect them — and what a real defense looks like.
October 19, 2026
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Principal Product Marketing Manager
Christine Ferrusi Ross leads product marketing for Harness’ runtime security – WAAP and AI Security. Prior to Harness she worked in observability and application security, and blockchain. She also spent many years as an industry analyst helping organizations buy and manage emerging technologies and services.
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In the August 2026 SecureIQLab Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report, Harness Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) was named a Leader. The analysis involves actual lab testing across 12 leading Cloud WAAP vendors and shows scores for each criterion evaluated — and we're thrilled to be one of just six vendors to earn Leader status, and one of only five to meet both of SecureIQLab's "Secure by Design" and "Secure by Default" criteria.

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