Harness Integrates Agentic Security with Google Cloud's Apigee
Event summary
- Harness has integrated its agentic security capabilities with Google Cloud’s Apigee API management tool, enabling real-time discovery and protection of AI agents.
- The integration addresses the challenge of securing rapidly evolving AI agents, which traditional application security tools cannot handle effectively.
- 74% of developers view security as a blocker to AI innovation, while 62% of security teams believe developers are not adequately securing AI-native applications.
- Harness was named Google Cloud’s 2026 Technology Partner of the Year for DevOps and now extends its collaboration into application security for AI agents.
The big picture
The integration reflects a broader industry shift toward securing AI agents, which are increasingly critical to enterprise operations. As organizations deploy more agentic systems, traditional security models prove inadequate, necessitating specialized solutions like this one. The collaboration between Harness and Google Cloud underscores the growing importance of cloud-native security frameworks in managing AI-driven workflows.
What we're watching
- Adoption Pace
- The pace at which enterprises adopt this integration will signal the urgency of securing agentic AI systems.
- Security Effectiveness
- Whether Harness’s purpose-built security approach can effectively protect agents without slowing innovation.
- Market Differentiation
- How this partnership positions Harness against competitors in the AI-native application security space.
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