Contrast Security

What the company sells

Contrast Security sells a runtime application security platform that instruments applications from within to observe method calls, requests, and attack paths as they run in production, aiming to report only verified, exploitable vulnerabilities with a fix attached and to block known-CVE exploitation in real time. It was founded in 2014.

Categories

• Application shielding and RASP (primary category)
• Dynamic application security testing

Headquarters

Not established from our sources

Founded

2014

Ownership

Not established from our sources

Website

contrastsecurity.com

Products and services

• Contrast AST

  Instruments an application from within to observe methods, requests, and attack paths as they occur in production, regardless of whether the code was written by a human, an AI tool, or open source.

• Contrast CVE Shield

  Blocks exploitation of known CVEs in real time.

Sources

1. Contrast SecurityUndated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
2. Contrast Security via PR NewswirePublished December 7, 2023 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

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