According to a recent LinkedIn post from Wallarm: API Security Leader, the company is promoting a live session aimed at clarifying distinctions between Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Web Application and API Protection (WAAP), AI-driven security, and dedicated API security tools. The post notes that many teams struggle with these choices and that vendor messaging can obscure actual capabilities and overlaps.
The session, scheduled for September 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PT, is set to feature Wallarm’s VP of Product Tim Erlin alongside external security leaders, including a lead information security architect/consultant from Quantum Mergers and the Global CIO & CISO of BTE Partners. The event is framed as a practical walk-through of what each tool does, where its coverage ends, and how to identify gaps or redundant spend in existing security stacks.
For investors, the post suggests Wallarm is positioning itself as an educator and thought leader in the evolving WAAP and API security segment, where buyer confusion can slow purchasing decisions or lead to commodity pricing pressure. By convening practitioners and focusing on stack optimization, Wallarm may be trying to deepen engagement with security buyers and steer them toward architectures in which its own solutions are central.
If the webinar draws strong participation, it could help Wallarm expand its sales pipeline, particularly among organizations reassessing WAF versus WAAP and API security investments. More broadly, the emphasis on avoiding “expensive overlap” in security tooling aligns with enterprise cost-optimization trends, which may support demand for platforms that consolidate capabilities while addressing modern API and application threats.