# Harness Named a Leader in SecureIQLab's August 2026 Cloud WAAP v5.0 Validation Report

DevFeed: [Harness Named a Leader in SecureIQLab's August 2026 Cloud WAAP v5.0 Validation Report](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/harness-is-a-leader-in-waap-evaluation-13411.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.harness.io/blog/harness-named-a-leader-in-secureiqlabs-cloud-waap-v5-0-cyberrisk-validation-report>)

Author: Christine Ferrusi Ross

Published: 2026-09-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Harness Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/harness-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ai-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-security.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [harness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/harness.md>), [protection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protection.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [v5](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/v5.md>), [validation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/validation.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

Harness Web Application & API Protection was named a Leader in SecureIQLab's August 2026 Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report. The article highlights reported scores for API protection, advanced-threat coverage, deployment and management, false-positive avoidance, and GenAI and LLM operational efficiency.

## Source excerpt

In the August 2026 SecureIQLab Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report, Harness Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) was named a Leader. | Blog