In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, applications face relentless threats, from zero-day exploits to AI-powered attacks. Traditional security tools, which rely on static analysis and signature-based detection, are struggling to keep pace. Miggo, a pioneer in runtime application security, is bridging this gap with real-time Application Detection and Response (ADR), eliminating the blind spots that leave enterprises vulnerable.

The Runtime Blindspot

Most defenses, such as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), Static Application Security Testing (SAST), and Software Composition Analysis (SCA), operate at build time or the perimeter layer. They’re invaluable, but inadequate once apps run in production. For instance, 65% of application-layer attacks frequently bypass WAFs, exposing a fundamental visibility gap in runtime environments.

Meanwhile, it takes organizations an average of 204 days to identify a data breach and 73 days to contain it. This delay means attackers can pivot, escalate privileges, and exfiltrate data. After all, every minute counts, and the speed of detection translates directly into reduced damage.

According to IBM, the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.88 million in 2024, a 10% increase from the prior year and the largest yearly jump since the pandemic. Breaches detected within 200 days resulted in an average cost savings of $1.02 million compared to those detected in longer incidents. This threat visibility signifies the need for urgent runtime.

Runtime is where modern attacks unfold, yet it’s also where traditional tools lose sight of what’s actually happening. They can’t observe how the application behaves in production, nor detect when legitimate code is hijacked in real time. Miggo’s ADR platform solves this by maintaining deep, continuous visibility into live application behavior and taking automated action when that behavior deviates.

Active Protection, No Disruption

Miggo’s ADR operates seamlessly at runtime without modifying code or interrupting application behavior. Unlike traditional tools that bolt on after development or disrupt production stability, Miggo deploys with minimal friction and zero disruption. Its lightweight runtime sensor observes application execution without impacting performance, while agentless integration ensures compatibility across environments. 

Rather than relying on static signatures or pre-runtime scans, Miggo’s runtime-first approach detects actual exploit attempts and execution anomalies, reducing false positives and surfacing only verified threats that truly matter. This is powered by DeepTracing™, Miggo’s patented technology that uses smart triggering of application traces based on suspicious behavior. When anomalies occur, DeepTracing activates targeted tracing to capture the exploited parameter, function call chain, and attack flow. In turn, this provides real-time, contextual evidence without adding noise or overhead.

The Rise of ADR in the Security Stack

Market trends confirm this shift: Gartner’s 2024 CNAPP Market Guide lists “runtime insights” as a core pillar, as they provide actionable information on the most critical problems based on what is currently running. 

Meanwhile, application complexity continues to grow. Eighty-four percent of firms now use AI in the cloud, and the rise of AI-native applications introduces new, dynamic threat surfaces, ranging from prompt injection to model manipulation. LinkedIn reports that the number of chief AI officers has almost tripled over the last five years, a shift signaling that more companies are embracing this change, where AI is poised to transform key industries.

Additionally, 93% of Kubernetes adopters experienced at least one security incident in the last 12 months. Varonis reported a 15% increase in application-layer DDoS attacks in Q2 2023 alone, highlighting the rise of threats that operate not at the edge, but inside live workloads.

As infrastructure environments grow more ephemeral and dynamic, particularly driven by microservices, AI-native design patterns, and decentralized execution, traditional perimeter tools simply can’t keep up. Runtime-level defense focused on actual application behavior is now foundational.

How Miggo Eliminates Runtime Blindspots

Miggo’s Real-Time ADR platform is built around three core pillars that collectively deliver visibility, detection, and active defense without disrupting production environments.

The first pillar is Instant Application Runtime Visibility. Miggo continuously maps the application environment and creates a live, auto-updating runtime model: the runtime AppDNA. This enables security teams to maintain control and have deep visibility into what is actually running. Onboard to Miggo can be done in minutes thanks to its agentless integration and lightweight sensor.

The second pillar is Active Attack Exposure and Active Defense through WAF. Miggo analyzes function-level reachability and real-time execution patterns to identify and prioritize the exploitable attack paths. This enables Miggo to pinpoint the exact request that would trigger the attack, and then dynamically generate WAF rules tailored to block similar threats. This enables security teams to proactively defend their applications based on their AppDNA and Miggo’s in-depth threat analysis.  

The third pillar is Detect and Block Application Attacks. Unlike traditional systems that generate floods of ambiguous alerts, Miggo detects only confirmed, active attacks. This true-positive-first approach ensures that every alert reflects a real threat in progress. Miggo provides a detailed root cause analysis to enable easy investigation and a real-time ability to block attacks from within the application. 

Through these three pillars, Miggo closes the visibility and protection gap that exists once application code is executing in production, providing security teams with the tools to detect, mitigate, and respond faster than today’s application-level runtime threats.

Closing the Runtime Gap for Good

Runtime is where real attacks happen and where traditional tools are blind. Miggo’s Real-Time ADR is the only solution built to close that gap. By delivering non-disruptive, function-level monitoring, live anomaly detection, and automated mitigation directly inside applications, Miggo converts unseen risk into proactive defense.

In a landscape where application-level threats are growing in sophistication and frequency, runtime-first ADR is essential. With Miggo, organizations can keep their apps secure, resilient, and ahead of the attackers.