Today marks a major milestone in our journey to deliver the industry’s first unified DevSecOps platform—one that empowers engineering and security teams to collaborate seamlessly and deliver software quickly and securely. Following the merger of Harness and Traceable, we’re proud to unveil our first major innovation as a combined company: Traceable Cloud Web Application and API Protection (WAAP). This solution is purpose-built to secure modern, cloud-native applications and APIs—wherever and however they run.
The merger of Harness and Traceable was driven by a shared vision: to unify security and software delivery within a seamless, AI-powered platform. Traceable Cloud WAAP is a powerful example of our unified vision in action. It delivers deep, context-aware protection for web applications and APIs—helping you detect threats earlier, respond faster, and enforce consistent, intelligent defenses across your entire stack.
In a world where software changes rapidly and threats evolve just as fast, siloed tools are no longer enough. Together, we are setting a new standard for how teams seamlessly develop, deliver and secure applications, enabling them to embed security at every stage of the software lifecycle—without slowing development.
Why Traditional WAAP Falls Short in a Cloud-Native World
Today’s applications are cloud-native, highly distributed, and powered by APIs that form the backbone of digital interaction. But while apps have evolved, many security solutions haven’t. APIs now account for over 70% of internet traffic, yet traditional WAAP products still focus on perimeter defenses—leaving the core of modern architectures vulnerable.
Attackers have adapted, exploiting APIs, abusing business logic, and evading static defenses. Legacy WAAP solutions were designed for a simpler time—when applications lived behind a static edge, and traffic was easier to inspect and control. But cloud-native applications are anything but static. They scale across multiple environments, communicate through ephemeral APIs, and change frequently as development teams release new features at high velocity.
Traditional WAAPs can’t keep up. They miss shadow APIs, overlook internal traffic, and struggle to detect business logic abuse or human-like bots. They also rely heavily on manual rule tuning and separate runtime protection from development workflows, creating unnecessary friction between security and engineering teams.
As a result, organizations are left with blind spots that attackers are quick to exploit. In today’s API-driven world, reactive, perimeter-based security is no longer enough.
True Defense-in-Depth Starts with Deep Context
Traceable Cloud WAAP unifies four critical security capabilities in a single, integrated solution:
- Web application protection
- API security
- Bot mitigation
- DDoS defense
But where it truly stands apart is in the depth of its context and intelligence.
Rather than depending solely on static signatures, Cloud WAAP analyzes behavior across users, APIs, and sessions in real-time. It understands how traffic is expected to behave—and intervenes when something deviates from the norm. This enables security teams to detect threats earlier, respond faster, and make decisions with greater confidence.
As environments grow more complex, a unified approach backed by deep context ensures consistent protection across your entire application ecosystem.
How Traceable Solves What Others Miss
Built specifically for cloud-native environments, Traceable Cloud WAAP delivers the visibility and adaptability that traditional WAAPs lack.
Key capabilities include:
- Comprehensive API discovery from traffic, encrypted flows, and code repositories
- Sensitive data flow mapping and customizable API risk scoring
- Real-time runtime protection with attacker fingerprinting, user/session attribution, and anomaly detection
- Shift-left API testing integrated into your CI/CD pipelines to catch vulnerabilities before production
Traceable is also designed for maximum deployment flexibility—integrating seamlessly with your environment, no matter how it’s built:
- Out-of-Band: Mirror traffic from gateways or load balancers, or use eBPF for deep, passive visibility without requiring code changes
- Inline Agents: Deploy directly in API gateways (e.g., Kong), load balancers (e.g., NGINX), or inside application code using lightweight language agents
- Edge Deployment: Route traffic securely to our POP’s via DNS or deploy Traceable behind a CDN for fully managed, agentless protection
This combination of deep visibility, intelligent runtime protection, and flexible deployment empowers security teams to close visibility gaps, detect threats earlier, and enforce protection wherever modern applications and APIs live.
Secure What Matters, Wherever It Runs
Speed and security shouldn’t be at odds. Traceable Cloud WAAP eliminates bottlenecks, enabling fast, uninterrupted development—while keeping protection always on.
Whether you’re securing API-driven microservices or hybrid environments across cloud and on-prem, Traceable protects what matters most: your data, your users, and your APIs.
In a world where applications constantly evolve, security must too. Traceable delivers the visibility, context, and adaptability needed to protect modern, dynamic environments from the inside out.
This launch is the first major innovation since Harness and Traceable joined forces—and it reflects our shared vision for a unified, AI-powered DevSecOps platform. Together, we help teams move faster, stay aligned, and defend what matters most.
From bot attacks and API abuse to DDoS threats, Traceable ensures your defenses scale with your apps—without slowing innovation.
Schedule a demo to see how Traceable protects your APIs, apps, and users in real-time.
