NeuralTrust Named a Pioneer in Gartner EMQ for AI Application Security

NeuralTrust is the best-positioned European platform recognised in the Pioneer quadrant of Gartner's first-ever research framework dedicated to AI Application Security.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuralTrust is the leading platform for securing and scaling AI agents, providing runtime protection, agent posture management, automated red teaming, and gateway-level enforcement to help enterprises deploy AI systems securely and at scale.

NeuralTrust today announced it has been named a Pioneer in the Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security, Gartner's first dedicated research framework evaluating vendors in this category. NeuralTrust is the best-positioned European-headquartered company recognized in the quadrant, reinforcing its position as the leading AI security platform built for the era of autonomous agents.

The Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant differs from the established Gartner Magic Quadrant in that it evaluates markets still in formation, where vendor differentiation comes from architectural innovation rather than scale alone. Pioneer status recognizes vendors that show architecturally advanced approaches to AI security, with coverage across the full lifecycle of agentic applications, from discovery and posture management to automated testing and real-time runtime defense.

"Being named a Pioneer in Gartner's first AI Application Security quadrant validates what we have been building since day one," said Joan Vendrell, Co-Founder and CEO of NeuralTrust. "AI applications and autonomous agents introduce a fundamentally different risk surface, one that traditional security tools were never designed to address. We built NeuralTrust to be the security layer that sits between enterprise AI and the threats that target it, and this recognition reflects the depth and breadth of what we have shipped."

The report reflects several shifts now shaping the AI Application Security category:

• A market distinct from traditional AppSec. AI Application Security protects AI-powered applications, large language models, and autonomous agents against threats that do not exist in traditional software security, including prompt injection, data exfiltration, and model manipulation.
• Full lifecycle coverage as the standard. Gartner identifies three core capabilities defining the market: automated discovery and inventory of AI applications, automated AI security testing, and AI runtime defense that monitors inputs and outputs in real time.
• A closed-loop architecture. Pioneers combine posture management, adversarial testing, and runtime defense in a single platform rather than as disconnected point solutions.

NeuralTrust is headquartered in Barcelona and operates offices in London and New York, making it the best-positioned European-headquartered platform in the quadrant. The company opened its London office in September 2026 to support a growing base of financial services, technology, and enterprise clients across the UK.

"European enterprises face the same urgency as their counterparts in the United States when it comes to AI agent security, and they carry additional compliance obligations that platforms built outside the EU were never designed to address," said Cameron Brown, UK Managing Director at NeuralTrust. "Being the only European Pioneer in Gartner's first AI Application Security quadrant is a clear signal that the region now has a platform purpose-built for its security and regulatory needs."

The Emerging Market Quadrant Pioneer designation adds to a year of Gartner recognition for NeuralTrust, which has also been named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Application Security 2026, the Gartner Hype Cycle for AI Governance Technologies 2026, the Gartner Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Security 2026, and the Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Security 2026. The company has also been included in the Gartner Market Guide for AI Gateways and the Gartner Market Guide for Guardian Agents.

NeuralTrust remains committed to giving enterprises a single platform, TrustGate, TrustGuard, TrustLens, and TrustTest, to discover, test, and defend AI agents across their full lifecycle.

Gartner members can access the full report here.

About NeuralTrust

NeuralTrust is the leading platform for securing and scaling AI Agents. Recognized by Gartner, its platform helps enterprises identify, secure, and govern all the AI agents running in the company. Clients span from global banks and airlines to energy companies and government agencies. NeuralTrust's mission is to make AI adoption measurable, governable, and safe, turning AI security into a strategic advantage.

Learn more at neuraltrust.ai 

SOURCE NeuralTrust