Cloud security has evolved beyond protecting static infrastructure. As organizations increasingly operate dynamic cloud environments while deploying AI-powered applications into production, security teams face mounting pressure to distinguish genuine threats from an overwhelming volume of alerts. That shift has fueled growing interest in runtime-based security approaches that provide real-time context instead of relying solely on configuration snapshots.
Against this backdrop, Upwind has been recognized as a Visionary Leader in Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Frost Radar™ for Cloud/Application Runtime Security (CARS). The recognition highlights the company’s innovation in runtime-powered cloud security while acknowledging its continued business growth and expanding presence in the cloud security market.
Frost & Sullivan Highlights Innovation and Growth
The Frost Radar evaluates vendors based on both innovation and growth, recognizing organizations that are advancing technology while achieving commercial success. In its 2026 report, Frost & Sullivan awarded Upwind an Innovation Score of 4.75 out of 5 and described the company as “one of the most dynamic emerging players in the cloud security market.”
The analyst firm pointed to Upwind’s runtime-powered Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), rapid pace of product innovation, and sustained market momentum as key factors behind the recognition.
The report also noted the company’s more than 4,000% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024, along with continued expansion throughout 2025 and into 2026. According to the announcement, the recognition reflects increasing enterprise demand for cloud security platforms capable of delivering deeper runtime visibility while helping organizations prioritize the risks that require immediate attention.
Why Runtime Visibility Matters
Traditional cloud security has often relied on static infrastructure configurations, periodic scans, or snapshots of cloud environments. While these approaches can identify potential issues, they may not provide enough context to determine which vulnerabilities are actively exploitable or represent immediate business risk.
Upwind’s platform takes a runtime-first approach by using live runtime telemetry as the primary source of security intelligence. Rather than treating every vulnerability equally, the platform is designed to identify exploitable risks, prioritize the issues that matter most, accelerate investigations, and reduce alert fatigue.
The approach is intended to help security teams spend less time sorting through theoretical findings and more time responding to active threats.
By continuously monitoring application behavior, workloads, identities, network communications, and AI environments, the platform provides ongoing visibility into how cloud environments are actually operating instead of relying exclusively on static data.
Addressing the Complexity of Modern Cloud and AI Environments
Cloud environments have become increasingly complex as organizations adopt distributed applications, containerized workloads, and AI-powered services. That complexity has expanded the attack surface while generating significantly larger volumes of security data.
According to Upwind, runtime intelligence provides the operational context needed to transform raw security findings into actionable information for CloudSec, AppSec, and SecOps teams.
“Cloud environments are becoming increasingly dynamic, and security teams need more than static findings to make informed decisions,” said Amiram Shachar, CEO and Co-founder of Upwind. “Runtime provides the context that turns overwhelming amounts of security data into actionable intelligence. We’re honored to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a Visionary Leader, and we believe this recognition validates our mission to help organizations prioritize real risk, investigate incidents faster, and confidently secure cloud and AI environments.”
The company’s platform is designed to support organizations by continuously observing runtime activity across cloud infrastructure, applications, identities, endpoints, and AI workloads, enabling teams to focus on real threats rather than hypothetical scenarios.
Runtime Security Continues to Gain Importance
As enterprises continue expanding their cloud footprint while integrating AI into production environments, runtime intelligence is becoming an increasingly important component of modern security operations. Real-time visibility can help organizations understand how applications behave after deployment, allowing security teams to investigate incidents with additional context and prioritize remediation efforts more effectively.
Upwind said it continues to expand its platform to provide comprehensive runtime protection across cloud infrastructure, applications, identities, endpoints, and AI workloads. The company also credited its customers, partners, and employees for contributing to its continued growth and product innovation.
The Frost & Sullivan recognition reflects a broader industry emphasis on security technologies that move beyond static analysis by incorporating live operational context into threat detection and risk prioritization. As cloud environments continue to evolve, runtime visibility is playing a larger role in helping organizations secure increasingly dynamic infrastructures and AI-enabled workloads.
