This IDC study provides an overview of available WAAP solutions on their own merit while factoring in the advantages of the broader vendor portfolio, strategic and technical partnerships, intellectual property, acquisitions, total cost of ownership, customer satisfaction, and competitive differentiators. WAAP is an integrated approach for enabling secure, performant access to important web applications and related APIs. The market is rapidly evolving beyond the ability of point products to sufficiently mitigate risk. As such, there remains a wide range of capabilities and approaches for security buyers to consider.
"The WAAP market is at a critical juncture as vendors race to protect against the next generation of online threats while defending against the relentless attacks of the modern day," according to Christopher Rodriguez, research director for the IDC Security and Trust team. "At the same time, enterprise buyers are approaching their WAAP planning in the context of rapidly changing technologies."