One of only five vendors to meet both of SecureIQLab’s “Secure by Design” and “Secure by Default” criteria

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Harness, the platform for the autonomous SDLC, announced that SecureIQLab has named Harness Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) a Leader in its Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report. The analysis involved lab testing across 12 leading Cloud WAAP vendors. Harness was one of just six to earn Leader status, and one of only five to meet SecureIQLab’s Secure by Design and Secure by Default criteria. Harness, whose solution was published as Traceable by Harness in SecureIQLab’s 2025 Cloud WAAP v4.0 CyberRisk Validation, was classified as a Leader in both the 2025 and 2026 evaluations, and met both criteria in both years.

The Results We’re Proud Of

The SecureIQLab results reflect how Harness’s WAAP protection performs under real, independent lab testing. SecureIQLab evaluated WAAP vendors using its Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Methodology, assessing both security efficacy and operational effectiveness. Harness achieved a 99.8% Security Efficacy score and a 98.2% Operational Efficiency score, reflecting strong protection across modern web application, API, and AI security scenarios and placing Harness in the Leader segment of the CyberRisk Ripple.

A few results stand out:

A 100% OWASP LLM Security Score against prompt injection and improper output handling, compared with a 93.06% group averageA 100% GenAI & LLM Operational Efficiency Rating against a 73% group average, including a HIGH rating for Full-Stack LLM Observability (note: this rating was scored independently and does not feed into the overall operational efficiency score)100% effectiveness against the OWASP API Security Top 10, compared to a group average of 80.3%100% coverage for advanced threats, which SecureIQLab defines as bot attacks, AI-assisted bot attacks, Layer 7 DoS and DDoS attacks, resiliency, and WAAP vulnerability assessmentA Total False Positive Avoidance Score of 100.0% across 1,452 test cases.100% for ease of deployment and 100% for ease of management

Source: SecureIQLab, WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Report, August 2026.
Independent testing conducted by SecureIQLab Inc. under the Cloud Web Application and API Protection CyberRisk Methodology v5.0.

“Independent validation like this matters because our customers can’t afford to guess whether their security actually holds up,” said Rahul Sood, GM of Application Security at Harness. “This report classifies us as a Leader, and it shows we deliver real-world protection that covers exactly what our customers are dealing with today: securing their APIs and their AI applications at the same time, in production, without slowing anything down.”

Extending Security Across the Agent Delivery Lifecycle

Separately, Harness has continued to extend protection across the agent delivery lifecycle. Harness launched its Secure Agent DLC, adding five new security capabilities: Primitive Scanning, AIBOM, AI Testing, Agent Discovery, and AI Firewall. It also expanded its partner ecosystem with new integrations for Google Cloud Apigee and Kong covering API and AI gateway security, deepened its work with AWS on AgentCore Gateway and AgentTrace, and launched the Harness AppSec Alliance to bring partners together around a shared approach to securing modern applications.

Harness offers one platform that covers the full range of what AI has introduced into the security landscape, from the agents already running in an environment to the ones being built next, so security teams don’t need a separate tool for every layer.

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Read the full SecureIQLab report here, or book a demo to see how Harness protects APIs and AI applications across the software delivery lifecycle.

About Harness
Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform™ company, enabling engineering teams to build, test, and deliver software faster and more securely. Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the platform brings intelligent automation to every stage of the software delivery lifecycle after code — removing toil and freeing developers from manual, repetitive work. Companies like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels use Harness to accelerate releases by up to 75%, cut cloud costs by 60%, and achieve 10x efficiency across DevOps. Based in San Francisco, Harness is backed by Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, and Citi Ventures.

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The collaboration establishes one of the nation’s first technology innovation hubs that brings together a medical school, academic health system and cloud technology leader to advance patient care and medical education

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health today announced the launch of the Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Innovation Hub, powered by Amazon Web Services.

This collaboration will provide opportunities for students studying medicine, engineering, computer science, business and other fields to work at the forefront of technology-driven discovery. By bringing together students, clinicians, researchers and technology experts, the hub will accelerate advancements in medical education, clinical innovation and patient care throughout New Jersey.

The hub combines Rutgers’ academic and research abilities, RWJBarnabas Health’s clinical expertise and patient reach as New Jersey’s largest academic health system, and AWS cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to tackle real-world health care challenges from the classroom to the hospital bedside. It also mirrors the state’s efforts to ensure New Jersey maintains its legacy as a leader in innovation and invention.

“As we build the future Rutgers School of Medicine, we have an unprecedented opportunity to embed innovation into the foundation of how we educate and deliver care,” said Amy Murtha, founding dean of the future Rutgers School of Medicine. “This collaboration with RWJBarnabas Health and AWS means our students won’t just learn about the future of health care – they’ll build solutions that can reach real patients in real communities across New Jersey.”

“As New Jersey continues to lead in being a home for innovation, RWJBarnabas Health will lead by bringing to New Jersey a new model for integrating technologies that can change the way we deliver care, educate tomorrow’s clinicians, and save lives,” said Mark E. Manigan, president and chief executive officer of RWJBarnabas Health. “Along with our partners at Rutgers, this hub will allow us to take new technologies from ideation to implementation. We are ready to carry on our state’s legacy of healthcare innovation leadership that Robert Wood Johnson began more than a century ago.”

The long-term goal is a self-sustaining innovation model in which successful projects advance into Rutgers’ academic enterprise and RWJBarnabas Health’s clinical innovation efforts, attracting new collaborators, research support and industry partnerships that create opportunities for future student teams.

“What Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health are building together is exactly the kind of bold, mission-driven collaboration we champion at AWS, bringing world-class cloud and AI technology to bear on challenges that truly matter,” said Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and local government at Amazon Web Services. “They’re creating an engine that will deliver real solutions for the people of New Jersey while preparing the next generation of health care professionals to lead with AI. When institutions come together like this – shoulder to shoulder, across disciplines – that’s when we see the kind of transformation that changes lives.”

Students throughout Rutgers, from undergraduates to doctoral students, will have the chance to participate in four- to 10-week rapid prototyping projects, which are short and intensive collaborations that design and test ideas.

The inaugural cohort is expected to include up to five interdisciplinary teams working on needs identified by Rutgers faculty and RWJBarnabas Health clinicians. Potential areas of focus may include technology tools that support clinical decision-making, medical and interprofessional education, student health and wellness, streamlined hospital operations and efforts to advance health equity.

Rutgers faculty and RWJBarnabas Health clinicians will mentor the teams and evaluate their projects as they develop and test their ideas. Students will have access to AWS technology, cloud computing credits, operational support, technical mentorship from AWS engineers and the broader AWS Cloud Innovation Centers network.

Housed in the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX) in New Brunswick, N.J., the hub will provide a dedicated home for interdisciplinary collaboration, where teams will develop solutions to pressing issues in health care education and delivery. The goal is to help move promising student ideas from prototypes toward real-world applications in research, medical education and patient care, including technologies that streamline hospital operations, strengthen care coordination and improve patient experience.

The HELIX also will be home to the New Brunswick campus of the future Rutgers School of Medicine, which will unite Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New Jersey Medical School. Pending accreditation in 2027 from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the accrediting body for medical education programs, the first class of the unified school is expected to enroll in 2028 at what would become one of the nation’s largest public medical schools based on enrollment.

Rutgers has seen the potential of interdisciplinary health care innovation through the Rutgers Health Hack, where students, faculty and industry partners including RWJBarnabas Health and AWS collaborate to address health care priorities during a 48-hour “hackathon.”

One recent project involves developing an intelligent coaching system that uses students’ academic progress to provide personalized AI-generated feedback and guidance alongside one-on-one coaching. The technology is being developed to support students at both Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New Jersey Medical School as the schools integrate.

The Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Innovation Hub, powered by AWS, extends that model year-round, providing a structured pathway for promising projects to evolve from identified clinical needs to tested solutions.

Operations are expected to begin in the fall.

ABOUT RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766, the university is the eighth-oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 71,000 students and 27,000 faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers University-Newark, Rutgers University-Camden and Rutgers Health. 

ABOUT RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, caring for more than five million people annually. Nationally renowned for quality and safety, the system includes 14 hospitals and 9,000 affiliated physicians integrated to provide care at more than 700 patient care locations.

RWJBarnabas Health partners with its communities to build and sustain a healthier New Jersey. It provides patient-centered care in a compassionate manner and is the state’s largest safety-net provider and leader in addressing the social determinants of health. RWJBarnabas Health provides food to the hungry, housing for the homeless and economic opportunities to those most vulnerable. 

RWJBarnabas Health’s commitment to enhancing access to care includes a transformative partnership with Rutgers University, including the Rutgers Cancer Institute — the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

RWJBarnabas Health is among New Jersey’s largest private employers, with more than 45,000 employees, contributing more than $7 billion to the state economy every year. For more information, visit www.RWJBH.org.

ABOUT AMAZON WEB SERVICES
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is guided by customer obsession, pace of innovation, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. By democratizing technology for nearly two decades and making cloud computing and generative AI accessible to organizations of every size and industry, AWS has built one of the fastest-growing enterprise technology businesses in history. Millions of customers trust AWS to accelerate innovation, transform their businesses, and shape the future. With the most comprehensive AI capabilities and global infrastructure footprint, AWS empowers builders to turn big ideas into reality. Learn more at aws.amazon.com and follow @AWSNewsroom.

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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clone Systems, Inc. today launched a rebuilt version of CloneGuard, its vulnerability scanning and penetration testing platform. The new release quadruples the platform’s vulnerability detection library, adds authenticated testing of web applications and APIs, extends internal scanning to remote hosts through lightweight endpoint agents, and introduces a privately hosted AI assistant that ranks every finding by what to fix first. Clone Systems has been a PCI SSC Approved Scanning Vendor since 2007.

Testing behind the login

Unauthenticated testing reports what is visible from outside an application. Most business logic sits behind the login. CloneGuard now signs in with customer-supplied test credentials and assesses the web applications and APIs that only a logged-in user can reach. The same capability extends to Clone Systems’ web application penetration testing, which now runs from inside a valid session against privileged workflows and role-based permissions.

Internal scanning that reaches every host

Agent-based internal scanning covers the hosts a network scan cannot reach. Lightweight agents on Windows, macOS, and Linux report software inventory to the platform, extending internal scanning to remote and work-from-home machines. Because the platform already holds the inventory, vulnerability checks run against it in seconds and can run daily. When a new vulnerability is published, affected hosts are identified immediately rather than at the next scan window.

Findings are tagged against the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and linked to the exploitation context behind them. Each scan also renders an interactive attack path view showing how findings chain together, so remediation starts with what an attacker would reach first.

“The uncomfortable part of scanning behind the login is that you find more,” said Elyse Hamilton, Vice President of Business Development at Clone Systems. “That’s why we didn’t ship the scanning without the assistant. A longer list only helps if someone tells you which three things to fix on Monday.”

A private assistant, not a third-party integration

Every CloneGuard report leads with a fix-these-first section. For the findings that matter most, the AI assistant names the affected software and the specific action required. It answers questions about a customer’s environment in plain language and compares any two scans to show what has been remediated and what is new.

The assistant runs entirely inside Clone Systems’ environment. Many scanning platforms deliver AI features by having customers supply their own public large language model (LLM) API key, which sends vulnerability data outside the customer’s control. The CloneGuard assistant requires no customer API key, never transfers customer data to an outside provider, and never uses customer data to train any model.

Availability and pricing

CloneGuard is available today with published pricing and online checkout, with no sales call required. Plans start at $185 a year for external vulnerability scanning of a single IP address, and every subscription includes Clone Systems’ U.S.-based security operations center, staffed around the clock by certified analysts. More than 100 resellers, including managed service providers, payment processors, hosting companies, and Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs), deliver CloneGuard under their own brands.

Compare plans and buy online.

About Clone Systems, Inc.

Clone Systems, Inc. has provided managed security and compliance services since 1998, including 24/7 security operations center (SOC) services, security information and event management (SIEM) with endpoint detection and response, managed intrusion prevention, penetration testing, and PCI compliance scanning. Headquartered in Philadelphia with operations in Larnaca, Cyprus, the company serves customers in finance, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and technology worldwide. Learn more about Clone Systems’ managed cybersecurity solutions.

Media contact

Jorja Mandy
Director, Strategic Development
Clone Systems, Inc.
jmandy@clone-systems.com
1-800-414-0321

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