Frost Radar™: Automated Security Validation, 2026

Aerospace, Defence and Security Frost Radar™: Automated Security Validation, 2026

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Security

RELEASE DATE
12-Feb-2026
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Global
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Frost Radar

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PG6U-01-00-00-00
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Frost Radar™: Automated Security Validation, 2026
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The dynamic threat environment has made it difficult for enterprises to continuously validate whether their infrastructure and security controls remain effective. This is because traditional assessment methods, such as annual penetration tests, compliance audits, and vulnerability scanning, were not designed to address identity sprawl, threat complexity, or rapidly expanding attack surfaces. Automated security validation (ASV) has emerged as the solution to address this gap by enabling continuous testing and validation of an enterprise’s security controls in this ever-evolving environment. The ASV market is shaped by four subsegments: breach and attack simulation, automated penetration testing, red teaming automated platforms, and continuous exposure management. While these categories initially emerged independently, solutions share a common objective of continuously validating cyber readiness through automated and contextualized techniques and are increasingly converging into a unified ASV framework. This analysis benchmarks nine ASV vendors across 10 Growth and Innovation criteria to reveal their position on the Frost Radar™. The publication presents competitive profiles of each company, considering their strengths and the opportunities that best fit those strengths.

Authors: Daphne Dwiputriane and Ying Ting Neoh

CyCognito

Cymulate

HackerOne

Horizon3.ai

Pentera

Picus Security

Ridge Security

Validato

XM Cyber

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Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™

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Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform

Growth Index

Growth Index (GI) is a measure of a company’s growth performance and track record, along with its ability to develop and execute a fully aligned growth strategy and vision; a robust growth pipeline system; and effective market, competitor, and end-user focused sales and marketing strategies.

  • Market Share (previous 3 years)
    This is a comparison of a company’s market share relative to its competitors in a given market space for the previous 3 years.
  • Revenue Growth (previous 3 years)
    This is a look at a company’s revenue growth rate for the previous 3 years in the market/industry/category that forms the context for the given Frost Radar™.
  • Growth Pipeline
    This is an evaluation of the strength and leverage of a company’s growth pipeline system to continuously capture, analyze, and prioritize its universe of growth opportunities.
  • Vision and Strategy
    This is an assessment of how well a company’s growth strategy is aligned with its vision. Are the investments that a company is making in new products and markets consistent with the stated vision?
  • Sales and Marketing
    This is a measure of the effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing efforts in helping it drive demand and achieve its growth objectives.

Innovation Index

Innovation Index (II) is a measure of a company’s ability to develop products/ services/ solutions (with a clear understanding of disruptive Mega Trends) that are globally applicable, are able to evolve and expand to serve multiple markets and are aligned to customers’ changing needs.

  • INNOVATION SCALABILITY
    This determines whether an organization’s innovations are globally scalable and applicable in both developing and mature markets, and also in adjacent and non-adjacent industry verticals.
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    This is a measure of the efficacy of a company’s R&D strategy, as determined by the size of its R&D investment and how it feeds the innovation pipeline.
  • PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
    This is a measure of a company’s product portfolio, focusing on the relative contribution of new products to its annual revenue.
  • MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
    This is an assessment of a company’s proactive leverage of evolving, long-term opportunities and new business models, as the foundation of its innovation pipeline.
  • CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
    This evaluates the applicability of a company’s products/services/solutions to current and potential customers, as well as how its innovation strategy is influenced by evolving customer needs.

Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™

Companies plotted on the Frost RadarTM are the leaders in the industry for growth, innovation, or both. They are instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.

  • GROWTH POTENTIAL
    Your organization has significant future growth potential, which makes it a Company to Action.
  • BEST PRACTICES
    Your organization is well positioned to shape Growth Pipeline™ best practices in your industry.
  • COMPETITIVE INTENSITY
    Your organization is one of the key drivers of competitive intensity in the growth environment.
  • CUSTOMER VALUE
    Your organization has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance its customer value proposition.
  • PARTNER POTENTIAL
    Your organization is top of mind for customers, investors, value chain partners, and future talent as a significant value provider.

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The dynamic threat environment has made it difficult for enterprises to continuously validate whether their infrastructure and security controls remain effective. This is because traditional assessment methods, such as annual penetration tests, compliance audits, and vulnerability scanning, were not designed to address identity sprawl, threat complexity, or rapidly expanding attack surfaces. Automated security validation (ASV) has emerged as the solution to address this gap by enabling continuous testing and validation of an enterprise’s security controls in this ever-evolving environment. The ASV market is shaped by four subsegments: breach and attack simulation, automated penetration testing, red teaming automated platforms, and continuous exposure management. While these categories initially emerged independently, solutions share a common objective of continuously validating cyber readiness through automated and contextualized techniques and are increasingly converging into a unified ASV framework. This analysis benchmarks nine ASV vendors across 10 Growth and Innovation criteria to reveal their position on the Frost Radar™. The publication presents competitive profiles of each company, considering their strengths and the opportunities that best fit those strengths.

Authors: Daphne Dwiputriane and Ying Ting Neoh
More Information
Deliverable Type Frost Radar
Industries Aerospace, Defence and Security
No Index No
Is Prebook No
Keyword 1 automated security validation market
Keyword 2 ASV cybersecurity platforms
Keyword 3 Frost Radar ASV
Podcast No
Predecessor PFG2-01-00-00-00
WIP Number PG6U-01-00-00-00