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Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Security Operations, 2026

Security teams are under pressure to move from reactive detection to continuous threat exposure management (CTEM). The Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2026 maps the technologies driving that shift and Axonius is recognized in the Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) category for the first time.

Download the report to discover:

  • Why Gartner sees EAPs as essential to modern security operations and CTEM

  • What capabilities define a leading Exposure Assessment Platform

  • How to move from siloed tools to unified exposure management

  • Gartner recommendations for deploying and scaling EAP capabilities

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What is the Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations?

An annual report that helps security leaders evaluate technologies for identifying, validating, and managing threats and exposures. The 2026 edition highlights three shifts: evolving threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) architectures, the rise of CTEM, and a transformation in threat intelligence.

What are Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP)?

Platforms that continuously identify and prioritize exposures (including vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and control gaps) across all asset classes, then guide remediation through ticketing, patching, and compensating controls. Gartner rates EAP benefit as High.

What is Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)?

CTEM is a proactive cybersecurity framework designed to continuously identify, validate, and remediate threat exposures in an organization's environment. 

How do Exposure Assessment Platforms support CTEM programs?

EAPs serve as the technology backbone of a CTEM program: providing the asset visibility, exposure discovery, attack path analysis, and prioritization needed to move through each stage of the cycle. Gartner recommends EAPs as a core investment for organizations building or maturing their CTEM capabilities.

Is Axonius in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2026?

Yes. Axonius is recognized in the EAP category for the first time, alongside CrowdStrike, Microsoft, Qualys, Rapid7, ServiceNow, Tenable, and Wiz.

Gartner Disclaimer

Gartner, Hype Cycle of Security Operations, 2026, Darren Livingstone, Jonathan Nunez, 5 June 2026 

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