2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Secure Software Engineering

Insignary has been named a Sample Vendor for Reachability Analysis in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Secure Software Engineering, 2026.
Reachability Analysis is rated High benefit with mainstream adoption expected in less than two years — placing it among the highest-priority near-term capabilities for software engineering leaders.

Report Highlights: Our perspective

• Reachability Analysis rated High benefit, less than 2 years to mainstream adoption — Gartner places Reachability Analysis alongside AI-Augmented Testing and API Security Testing as capabilities delivering the highest near-term value for software engineering leaders.

• Software Supply Chain Security rated Transformational — Gartner identifies Software Supply Chain Security as one of three Transformational-benefit innovations in the 2026 Hype Cycle, with mainstream adoption expected within 2 to 5 years.

• AI-driven development is reshaping secure software engineering — Gartner notes that "secure software engineering is at an inflection point as AI-augmented development accelerates delivery, and traditional security approaches built on stand-alone tools, scans and gates struggle to keep up."

• Workflow-native security is the new standard — Gartner report helps software engineering leaders to "embed security directly into developer workflows to improve DevEx and reduce risk at scale."

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Secure Software Engineering, 2026, By Aaron Harrison, 2 June 2026

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