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Contrast Security

CISO Tribune company record: Contrast Security, security vendor (Application shielding and RASP)

Where Contrast Security appears on the record (25)

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What the company sells

Contrast Security sells an Application and API Security platform built to detect and stop live application-layer attacks. Contrast Security delivers real-time visibility and protection from inside running applications, using patented in-app sensors and a unified platform for Application Detection and Response and Application Security Testing. Contrast Security says that, unlike legacy tools that operate outside the application, it protects software from within.

The approach rests on runtime instrumentation. Contrast instruments an application from within and observes every method, every request and every attack path as it happens. Contrast also says it reports only verified, exploitable vulnerabilities with a fix attached. The Contrast Graph links active attacks to specific lines of code in real time.

CVE Shield deploys inside running applications without requiring code changes. CVE Shield operates within the application runtime to detect and block exploitation attempts against known vulnerabilities in third-party libraries. CVE Shield starts with Java applications on Linux-based systems. The free tier is limited to one user and up to two applications, and it provides real-time monitoring in observation mode with no automated blocking. Blocking mode is available in the Pro and Enterprise plans. Pro is a flat annual price starting at $750 a month billed annually.

Contrast One is a managed Application Security service launched by Contrast Security. Contrast One is available for Application Security Testing and Application Detection and Response.

Contrast Security was launched by its founder, Jeff Williams. Jeff Williams helped create OWASP in 2001. Contrast names Citizens Bank, Backbase and AARP among the companies that follow his plan. Backbase integrated Contrast Application Detection and Response to gain real-time visibility into attacks on its banking platform. Fortuneo replaced manual testing with Contrast automated, real-time protection.

On data handling, Contrast agents minimize the data collected by reporting only confirmed vulnerabilities to the Contrast Team Server. Contrast hosts its application services and data on Amazon Web Services facilities in the United States, Europe, the UK and Japan.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

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Headquarters
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Founded
2014[2]
Ownership
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Website
contrastsecurity.com

Products and services

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  • Contrast One[8]

    A managed Application Security service from Contrast Security.

    Contrast One is a managed Application Security service. It is available for Application Security Testing and Application Detection and Response.

Competitors and alternatives

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  • G2 · no rating shown · 2 reviews[3]seen October 24, 2026

References

Every fact above cites one of these by number. Tier A is the company itself, a regulator or a filing; tier B is trade or business press.

  1. [1]contrastsecurity.comContrast Security · contrastsecurity.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  2. [2]Contrast security recognized by the 2023 gartner peer insights voice of the customer for application security testing 302008541Contrast Security via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published December 7, 2023 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  3. [3]Contrast Security Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier C
  4. [4]About Us | Get Secure Code Moving | Contrast SecurityContrast Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  5. [5]Runtime Application Security for AI-Generated Code | Contrast SecurityContrast Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  6. [6]Protect Applications from CVEs | Contrast SecurityContrast Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  7. [7]Contrast Security Pricing and Packaging | Application Security Pricing | Contrast SecurityContrast Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  8. [8]Managed Application Security Launched by Contrast SecurityContrast Security · published October 23, 2024 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  9. [9]Customers | Customer Success Stories | Contrast SecurityContrast Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  10. [10]Contrast Security Honored with Inaugural Wiz Integrations (WIN) Partner AwardContrast Security · published July 30, 2025 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  11. [11]Trust Center | Security PracticesContrast Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  12. [12]CISO Should Prioritize AppSec | Contrast SecurityContrast Security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

Last verified November 2, 2026. Our code found the quoted passage behind each fact on its source page when the fact was recorded, and re-checks every record against its sources each month.

Recorded September 27, 2026, expanded November 3, 2026 from the references above.

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Security leadership

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Questions CISOs ask about Contrast Security

What does Contrast Security sell?
Contrast Security sells Contrast One. Contrast One: A managed Application Security service from Contrast Security.
Who does Contrast Security fit?
From its own pages, Contrast Security sells mainly to security and engineering teams, bringing Dev, AppSec and SecOps around a shared view of what happens inside applications. Its pages say CEOs look to CISOs to solve the problem of application vulnerability breaches, and that more CISOs look to Contrast. The customers it names include a banking platform provider and a financial institution handling sensitive customer data. Contrast One is offered to organizations that lack the resources to build a comprehensive AppSec team.
How does CISO Tribune file Contrast Security?
CISO Tribune files Contrast Security under Application shielding and RASP, with Dynamic application security testing as a secondary category.
When was Contrast Security founded?
Contrast Security was founded in 2014.

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